Put away your purse & become debt-averse

QueenJess

Lol.  I remember trying to hide pills in food for our cat when I was a child.  Everything was licked clean with the pill remaining in the bowl.  She was also very adept at hiding the pill when my mum tried to effectively throw it in and wait for her to swallow.  My mum would check and could see no pill in her mouth, then hours later would find it discretely hidden on the floor behind some furniture!

Tescodealqueen

It’s the same with dogs hiding in favourite food he still refuses then refuses to eat his favourite food even without the worming tablets for days until he is certain we are no longer trying to trick him. Clever things these pets

Sun_Addict

I put the dog’s worming tablet inside a tiny ball of peanut butter, so sticky she can’t spit it out, works every time. 

ladyholly

I am probably be talking to the knowledgeable but are you aware some peanut butter contains sorbitol which is poisonous for dogs.

Sun_Addict

ladyholly said:

I am probably be talking to the knowledgeable but are you aware some peanut butter contains sorbitol which is poisonous for dogs.

I react to sorbitol so ensure my peanut butter is free from it. It is a tiny tiny amount she has only when the worming tablet is due so on very rare occasions and as recommended by the vet. 

foxgloves

@ladyholly - I've never seen sorbitol appearing on the ingredients list of any of the peanut butter brands we buy, but we tend to prefer the brands which are pretty natural or just ground up peanuts. Like @Sun_Addict, I too have a reaction to sorbitol & tend to check the label of anything I think might possibly contain it. I didn't know it was poisonous to dogs. 
F

ladyholly

I think it's probably the cheaper peanut butter brands that has sorbitol. I don't like peanut butter so have never checked but it has been flagged on a dog site I am on.

foxgloves

Morning Frugalistas, 
Well, Mr F has to work today to cover a team absence, so I am going to get a few chores out of the way. I then need to sit down & make a plan/timeline, as my head is all over the place re the builders starting in 3 weeks time. My thoughts are going round in circles & becoming unhelpful, so I intend to take an hour or two to plan my way out of that. It will be a no-spend day today as I don't intend to go anywhere & online shopping isnt as tempting/enjoyable to me as browsing real shops.
Right, definitely time for caffiene.
Talk to you later, 
F x

CRANKY40

We watched a video on utube which is a vet's surgery showing how to put a pill into a cat. My son who was 15 at the time looked over my shoulder and said "That cat is drugged mum". It just sat there quietly and let the vet nurse put the pill in. Inserting tablets into our cat takes two of us and a towel. If she's poorly I can sometimes put the first tablet in without a struggle but once she knows what I am calling her for it's a whole different ball game. 

In the labrador years all we had to do was say "Oooh look, a sweetie" and then throw the tablet in the air. The medication was in the dog without it even touching the sides.  

Crazycatlady2

Don’t all hate me but our dog takes tablets really easy…I just throw it on floor and he eats it 😂 

our cat messes about a little but I can mostly manage to throw it in his mouth then top head back and stroke throat till it’s gone…doesn’t always work though