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Some people have success with pill pockets. My cats love the pill
pockets when they're empty, but ignore them if there's a pill inside.
To my amazement, I just finished giving a daily pill to a friend's cat
while she was away. The process is to crush the pill between two
spoons, then sprinkle the powder between two layers of gooshy food.

There are a LOT of medications that come in tablets that must not
be crushed, either because they're in slow-release or gastric-acid-
resistant encapsulation, or because they can damage the gullet on
the way down, or because crushing them is dangerous to the person
doing the crushing. The proportion of such medications is steadily
increasing. You need to read the information sheet carefully first.

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On 1/9/2015 5:23 AM, Jack Campin wrote IN REPLY TO JOY:
Some people have success with pill pockets. My cats love the pill
pockets when they're empty, but ignore them if there's a pill inside.
To my amazement, I just finished giving a daily pill to a friend's cat
while she was away. The process is to crush the pill between two
spoons, then sprinkle the powder between two layers of gooshy food.

There are a LOT of medications that come in tablets that must not
be crushed, either because they're in slow-release or gastric-acid-
resistant encapsulation, or because they can damage the gullet on
the way down, or because crushing them is dangerous to the person
doing the crushing. The proportion of such medications is steadily
increasing. You need to read the information sheet carefully first.

Joy wrote what you quoted above. I wrote:

Actually, I had better luck with liquid, using a syringe.

Jill

[reply to a description of crushing pills to mix them in food]
There are a LOT of medications that come in tablets that must not
be crushed, either because they're in slow-release or gastric-acid-
resistant encapsulation, or because they can damage the gullet on
the way down, or because crushing them is dangerous to the person
doing the crushing. The proportion of such medications is steadily
increasing. You need to read the information sheet carefully first.
Joy wrote what you quoted above. I wrote:
Actually, I had better luck with liquid, using a syringe.

It didn't matter who said what, and I didn't attribute anything.
Most of the time I reply to postings, not people. That comment
needed something added to it.

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e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k
Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland
mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin

On 1/9/2015 12:12 PM, Jack Campin wrote:
[reply to a description of crushing pills to mix them in food]
There are a LOT of medications that come in tablets that must not
be crushed, either because they're in slow-release or gastric-acid-
resistant encapsulation, or because they can damage the gullet on
the way down, or because crushing them is dangerous to the person
doing the crushing. The proportion of such medications is steadily
increasing. You need to read the information sheet carefully first.
Joy wrote what you quoted above. I wrote:
Actually, I had better luck with liquid, using a syringe.

It didn't matter who said what, and I didn't attribute anything.
Most of the time I reply to postings, not people. That comment
needed something added to it.

Agreed, one should know if crushing pills will somehow cause problems.

I still say whenever possible get liquid medicine. It's so much easier
to administer. No worrying about cats spitting out pills if you try to
hide them in food or Greenies Pill Pockets or whatever.

Jill