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If you've ever tried to give a cat some tablets, or worse still a suppository, you'll be clued in on this one.
I've never understood why they aren't just manufactured to be palatable to the animal in the first place.
Palatable for pets
http://www.flavorx.com
Baked! [dana_renay, Feb 08 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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I plead ignorance, kind sir. You knew you had my croissant before you wrote a single word. |
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Semi baked, for cats - 'Felovite' is this tube of nasty brown sticky stuff that masquerades as a tuna taste-alike. Cats apparently like it, at least when they aren't too sick to eat at all. I say 'semi' because it's a vitamin supplement, not medication exactly. I would not be surprised if such exists, though. |
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At the very least, there should be more pet meds made available in a capsule-powdered form. |
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I have to wonder how palatable a suppository needs be. :) |
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Because fresh meat needs refrigeration? n.b. For oral use only. |
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[dana_renay], not baked. That's for liquid medications only, and does not mention veterinary pharaceuticals. |
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Obviously you have never had to administer renal medication to a cat three times a day for three weeks. I looked like a scratching post by the end of the course. The cat, usually placid, hated the taste of the tablets and had acquired a taste for my hand by the end of proceedings. |
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It does mention Veterinary pharmaceuticals in the area entitled "veterinary". The site mentions
"With FLAVORx, your pharmacists or technicians will be able to flavor over 200 liquid medications, powders, or pills with over 42 flavors in only a matter of seconds. FLAVORx is safe, easy, affordable, and exciting for your pharmacists." See also the testimonials, people talk about getting their cats/dogs to take their pills with this stuff.
That said, try coating tabs in peanut butter. It always works for me. |
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My apologies. It's 2am here. Not functioning, I'm out for now. |
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It's still a great idea. I found the flavorx site only yesterday, on a tangent. |
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Coating tablets in peanut butter may or may not work. My friend's dog hated peas but had a taste for marzipan. When given a pea wrapped in marzipan, she licked of the wrapping and left the pea. |
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The only reason I think peanut butter works for me is the cat swallows repeatedly. I still put it in the mouth, the PB just prevents them spitting out the pills. On the link I posted, I saw there is a pharmacy near me that offers the product. I think I'll try it the next time they need meds. |
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angel, that is such an odd story. One wonders about the circumstances in which the yes/marzipan-no/pea result was ever discovered. |
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FlavoRX is great stuff but for pete's sake don't ask for fish chowder flavour. one drop of the concentrate on a paper towel was enough to clear our reception area inside half of a minute. could be useful for exacting nasty revenge though. i've toyed with the idea of sprinkling it around in McDonalds; should get them a visit from health and safety pretty quickly. |
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