Our very sweet senior rescue dog with dementia (and PTSD) starting today is refusing to take any of his pills in pill pockets. He gets three pill pockets in the morning and two in the evening. He gets fluoxetine (Prozac), gabapentin, carprofen for pain, amantadine for pain, and clonidine for anxiety.
I’m very sorry to say that we are going to be euthanizing him next week because his dementia has progressed and he is really struggling. So we have less than a week left. But today he stopped taking the pills. I’m concerned and will call the vet in the morning. But just wondering if anybody has any experience with other means to give a dog a pill. I hate to force pills down his throat, to do anything to make him uncomfortable, at this point in his life.
The vet may tell me it’s OK to just stop giving them to him. Although I would be concerned about whether his arthritis pain will become very painful for him.
I appreciate any thoughts anybody has on this subject. Thank you.
Edit to add: He is eating and drinking normally and taking treats. I think he just hates the taste of the pills when he gets a taste of them.
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