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We have a Sashvet near us.  We will book her in with Sash & explain we are happy with our Vet but just need the operation to be done asap -  our Vet will understand I'm sure.  Thank you for the reply.

My miniature poodle is 8 years old & because of her high activity she has a cruciate ligament injury to her left rear leg that needs surgery.  She did this 2 weeks ago & is booked in for surgery late January as the surgeon is on holidays.  It worries me what is it doing to her other rear leg as it is taking the weight of her injured leg.  Can anyone suggest what I can do we are very happy with our Vet but feel we need to get her in to get this fixed now not late January. 

Still more great ideas coming in thank you - today the monthly Panoramis is due so I cut the tablet in half - ground it into a powder then worked it into a little peanut butter - I tried her with a little piece & she ate it then spat a little out - then I made her dinner & put the rest of the peanut butter in the middle of her dinner expecting to find it there when she finished. To my surprise she has eaten it with her dinner & when I put this in the peanut butter the chemical smell was not obvious. So tomorrow is the other half & I might put it in the cream cheese to keep her guessing. I have 2 Panoramis tablets left then I am trying Senteniel.

I think giving her the medication over two days will mean that the medication is ineffective. Have you contacted the manufacturer to see what they say?

No I will contact them - it's such a problem giving her 1/2 as it is.

Still more great ideas coming in thank you - today the monthly Panoramis is due so I cut the tablet in half - ground it into a powder then worked it into a little peanut butter - I tried her with a little piece & she ate it then spat a little out - then I made her dinner & put the rest of the peanut butter in the middle of her dinner expecting to find it there when she finished. To my surprise she has eaten it with her dinner & when I put this in the peanut butter the chemical smell was not obvious. So tomorrow is the other half & I might put it in the cream cheese to keep her guessing. I have 2 Panoramis tablets left then I am trying Senteniel.

Stop grinding it up and just give it to her in a couple of little cut bits. Even a tiny tablet ground up makes a lot of powder to be disguised - almost impossible.

I have discovered that my dogs love Cream Cheese and the tablets are just wolfed down.

I have already tried her with small pieces of the tablet & she will not touch it - so far so good this month.

Still more great ideas coming in thank you - today the monthly Panoramis is due so I cut the tablet in half - ground it into a powder then worked it into a little peanut butter - I tried her with a little piece & she ate it then spat a little out - then I made her dinner & put the rest of the peanut butter in the middle of her dinner expecting to find it there when she finished. To my surprise she has eaten it with her dinner & when I put this in the peanut butter the chemical smell was not obvious. So tomorrow is the other half & I might put it in the cream cheese to keep her guessing. I have 2 Panoramis tablets left then I am trying Senteniel.

I'm currently using senteniel spectrum chews - a bit like the old drontal ones. Evil hound will happily eat them without peanut paste or sardines. A bit scary really.

I used to have a horse who could filter worming powder from pollard powder. Ended up getting his wormers by injection - easier for everyone except the vet.

Thank you I am checking out Sentinel.

Max gets his pills coated in cream cheese. For some antibiotics he has had them crushed, mixed with a little water and syringed into his mouth when the vet couldn't dispense them in a paste (which is usually for cats).

Thank you all good ideas I will give them a try.

Could you switch over to Comfortis, tablets aren't too big.

To tablet my dogs I either mix them in cat food or if they need to be pushed down their throat I coat them in butter first.

Thank you a good idea but Panaramis covers many things fleas, heartworm & others - a good idea re coating tablets in butter.

Hi Trifecta it doesn't bother me to shove it down her throat as that is what I have done with all my past dogs but this tablet is so large & thick I would need to cut it into 4 pieces & after the first piece shoved down I know I would have trouble with the other 3. This is the last thing I want to do because I know I will get impatient & she will get frightened.

Thank you for these great ideas keep them coming - I will try these - I'm sure one will work

Thank you Steph for your fast reply - my dog is a miniature poodle & the Panoramis is about as big as a 5c coin & very thick - maybe I could break it into 4 & try the cheese trick - I'll see how I go

Hi I have a miniature poodle & used Advocate until she had a reaction to it so I changed to Panoramis tablets. The problem is when I crush the Panoramis into her food it gives off a chemical smell & she will not eat it. I think I will 1/2 the tablet & give this over 2 days but does anyone else have this problem with Panoramis & what do you do?

Me again, the dog died of old age.

Hi,

Thank you for the replies & that is what I have heard about others digging the dead dog up. So I will tell my son for him to help his friend so this does'nt happen as there are children playing in this yard also. Unbelievable some of these replies & very upsetting for the owners.

Hi, My son is going away for 6 weeks & refuses to put his Staffordshire into a kennel. His friend who is very familiar with the dog is happy to keep the dog at his place but his dog has just died (2 days ago) & will be buried in the back yard where my sons dog will be housed. Do you think this is a problem. Thank you for any advice.