lol...Andy is quite the master of pill evasion!! His antics make me laugh ...try the raw thing and see how you go..I hope you have success..

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Andy's antics make us laugh also (he's such a character) but eating is the mission. Buddy eats raw and it might be worth a try. He loves it Maybe it would work. ( Scritches for Andy.)

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Napoleon also eats raw too.. he's gone from a dog not at all interested in food ( well, dry kibble type food) to a food monster!!..I can hide his pills in his raw and his huge fish oil capsule and he just gobbles it down...I know poor Andy needs to eat more...maybe the smellier the better! lol

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Thanks, ladies

I bought $60 worth of raw this week and ordered another $60 worth coming next week in hopes he'd eat it. He wouldn't touch it. I'll call a couple local rescue groups to see if they'd like it if Andy still won't touch it once his appetite returns fully.

We may have crossed a threshold tonight, though. He ate more on his own tonight than at any point this past week. Andy also gobbled up a couple scoops of peach yogurt an hour ago without hesitation. Now that he's getting off of the Gabapentin his appetite seems to be returning. The next couple days will tell the tale.

I bought a pill cutter at Walgreens tonight . Haven't tried it yet, but it looks handy dandy

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That's great news! I'm so happy Andy ate, not only does he need the nourishment but I know how hard it is on you when he's not eating.

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I've tried explaining that to him LOL We're relieved he's beginning to eat more than one bite here and there.

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Danny, I have no time to post so often but want you to know my thoughts and prayers are with Andy and you all time. Hugs!

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"He took my heart and ran with it, and I hope he's running still, fast and strong, a piece of my heart bound up with his forever" - Patricia McConnell

Charlie could watch birds for hours and I could watch Charlie for hours too http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/...n-morning.html

She currently gets the injections about a month apart. Sometimes she's doing well and we can make it 4 weeks and other times she'll start moving as if hydraulics are helping to raise and lower her body and we give it to her around 3 weeks later. Technically, the company states that it's to be given intramuscularly; however, the orthopedist directed us to give it subcutaneously instead - so, I just pick an area of loose skin, but generally alternate from one shoulder to the other. We started with a "loading" dose schedule before moving to the "every 4 weeks or as needed" current prescription.

Check out this thread though - -
http://www.goldenretrieverforum.com/...ther-aids.html (Adequan frequency, long term effectiveness and use with other aids)

Pill tip: After putting the pills down his throat, gently blow directly at his nose while holding his mouth shut. It should prompt him to swallow and will hopefully get the pills down. It works 90% or more of the time for me.

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After putting the pills down his throat, gently blow directly at his nose while holding his mouth shut. It should prompt him to swallow and will hopefully get the pills down. It works 90% or more of the time for me.


My Dad used that method all the time (he had 6 dogs). Always worked, why I didn't think of it..........

Thanks I'll ask Dr. Vancil about Adequan next visit ... and brush my teeth before blowing in Andy's nose LOL

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