On 2012-07-21, ---MIKE--- wrote:
I am supposed to get clavamox pills into Tiger twice a day. Hiding in
his food isn't working and I don't think he would eat "pill pockets". I
wonder if I could smash the pill, mix it with butter (or vasoline) and
smear the mixture on his fur. The alternative is a number of 20 mile
trips to the vet for a shot.

---MIKE---

In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44� 15' N - Elevation 1580')


I'm pretty sure the butter on fur method won't work. Clavamox isn't strongly
flavored, so mixing a crushed pill with wet food ought to work, especially if
you can delay the first feeding of the day a little. Personally, I've always
been able to pill my cats. Some medicines are so bitter you can't mix with
food, so there is not much alternative to pilling.

Bud