Thought nikki was having a stroke this morning

BlueBandit said:
i dont know if i really want to assume this, but im getting the impression that once an old age dog gets vestibular disease that her time is near. like it puts a toll on her life
"like how alcohol and smoking puts a toll on someones life"
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My old guy had this too but recovered and did well for almost another year. He was 14 when he got it and almost 15 when he passed so can't really say that the vestibular was a sign of anything other than just plain ol' old age :smile2:

It looks so scary and your heart breaks watching them stagger but it passed quickly for my guy (less than two weeks) and I think he quite enjoyed being hand fed :lol:.
 
Nikki doesnt like to take her pills at all, she must think there bitter tasting.
She's actually been throwing up her medicine recently, i think my dad is giving the pills to her on an empty stomach.
 
BlueBandit said:
Nikki doesnt like to take her pills at all, she must think there bitter tasting.
She's actually been throwing up her medicine recently, i think my dad is giving the pills to her on an empty stomach.
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Is she taking any anti-nausea medication? We kept Samantha on that while she was taking her pill...and also until she managed to get her balance back. I think it did help, and certainly can't hurt. Just a thought.
 
Noneeds4me said:
Is she taking any anti-nausea medication? We kept Samantha on that while she was taking her pill...and also until she managed to get her balance back. I think it did help, and certainly can't hurt. Just a thought.
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yeah, its part of the medicine the vet prescribed her.
 
BlueBandit said:
Nikki doesnt like to take her pills at all, she must think there bitter tasting.
She's actually been throwing up her medicine recently, i think my dad is giving the pills to her on an empty stomach.
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How are you giving her the pills?

I bought some Pill Pockets - frightfully expensive, but Bacca just inhales his thyroid medecine ($10 for a small bag of 30 - almost as expensive as the meds!). I'm looking for a cheaper alternative (e.g. hiding in a sliver of hot dog).

When Bacca was on his anti-biotics, I ground his pill into a tsp of yoguort. He loved it! Ask your vet if the medecine would not be compromised if ground (some pills need to be kept whole for a slower release).
 
BarbV said:
How are you giving her the pills?

I bought some Pill Pockets - frightfully expensive, but Bacca just inhales his thyroid medecine ($10 for a small bag of 30 - almost as expensive as the meds!). I'm looking for a cheaper alternative (e.g. hiding in a sliver of hot dog).

When Bacca was on his anti-biotics, I ground his pill into a tsp of yoguort. He loved it! Ask your vet if the medecine would not be compromised if ground (some pills need to be kept whole for a slower release).
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Try putting squeeze cheese or something similar on a spoon and putting Bacca's pill in that. I don't even try to hide it anymore- the pups lick everything off the spoon and pill time is done- with the pill inside the pup :wink2: anyway, that's how Callie and Happy take their pills. pre-Callie, I would shove Happy's pill into a liver treat- forget what brand- they were soft though. so it was the same theory as the pill pockets and it was before they came out but only as expensive as regular treats.
 
Peanut butter is great too...we just put pills in a dab of peanut butter on a spoon. They can't separate the pill because it's so sticky. Works every time!
 
ive been wrapping her pills in piece of cheese.
she tries to spit it out but my mom and i have to force her to take it.
i imagine its a very bitter tasting pill.
i'll try a peice of hot dog, she cant resist those :p


---going to take her in for her check up next monday to see how she's doing.
 
I think I will try to see if it will go into a Zuke's easily enough. It's what I use for training, so I can use it as a training exercise at the same time.

I'm fortunate that the pill is very small and he doesn't seem to object to the taste.

Bacca does not like peanut butter. What is squeeze Cheese? Is it like Cheez Whiz?
 
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