Epi4Dogs

How do you get your dog to take it? I put it in her food, mixed with something else, and she won't eat her food! It does smell!

Hi Dana, a lot of folks put the dose of Tylan in a gel cap. You can order them from Amazon or go to the pharmacy or I think even vitamin shops carry them.

Hi. I have the gel capsules, but do you put something around it? Or just put it deep into their mouth?

I popped it in cream cheese or Jif peanut butter after his enzymed meal.

Hi Dana,

I pour the proper amount of Tylan into an empty gel cap and then i tuck the gel cap in a blob of cream cheese.

When i first tried giving Tylan to my gal Izzy, i mixed it in her food...OMG... that was a disaster.... she backed away from her dish and refused to eat !!! and i swear she gave me a dirty look...

SO for us., the capsule tucked in cream cheese works like a charm

Yay I got her to take it. We tried plain, natural with nothing in it yogurt and she liked that! So far poo is getting better. Fingers still crossed because it's not quite there yet. Another question.......where do you get Tylan? Do you have to get it from the vet because they charge so much!!

Oh my gosh you are so right! When I put it in her food she would have nothing to do with her food. 2 days later and she is still suspicious of her food and will check it for about 5 min before she will even try it! My mistake!!

Dana

Hi Dana. There are some online pharmacies for pets that would require your vet write a prescription and fax it to them. Just google tylan powder for dogs and you get alot of choices. I am glad you finally got your pup to take it
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whatever you do DO NOT rub your eyes if you have it on your hands , it hurts

Thank you Jill for the links. I look into it right away.

Jean I didn't know that! So glad you told me not to rub my eyes!!!! Thanks!!!!

So we can't use the yogurt. Poo was a tiny one step back from the day before so the vet said "no yogurt". For now just her food and not treats or anything else until we get her stable. So I'm back to trying to figure out how to get her to take the Tylan. I know I can't put it in her food because she won't eat her food if I do, so I'm thinking I might have to put it in the capsule and just get it to the back of her throat??????? Trying to stay positive for her!

ahh shucks, that's too bad.... she must have an issue with "dairy"

SO.... when you put the nasty Tylan powder it in a capsule... after filling and BEFORE you put the capsule in your dogs' mouth.... (and i am not exaggerating here...) wash your hands/fingers with soap and water..... i learned (the hard way) that Tylan powder is air-borne ..... and then, with very clean hands/fingers ... THEN... put the capsule in her mouth.

The only other thing i can think of is after you fill the capsule and wash your hands is maybe jsut gently rub the capsule in something yummy that she can tolerate..... can she handle mashed tuna fish?... maybe jsut rub/roll the capsule in a little dab of tuna so that it can also help mask the smell/taste??

Or..... BBQ sauce??? (this is another thing that helped some dogs tolerate something they didn't like..........)