Dog won't eat!

I've tried the sausage trick Anya and she wasn't hoodwinked by that. She wouldn't even look at a sausage for some time afterwards in case they were spiked. I've also tried cream cheese in the past but not pate (where did you get your accents?). That look is the one I get when I try hiding things in food MawBroon. I'll give the canapés a try (oh! The accent simply appeared as if by magic there!) - possibly just what an elderly canine feminist has been waiting for. ?

PS if Daisy is an "emancipated" dog, should this be on the Feminism thread ?

That is a cunning looking dog Rosie!! Her face says You can't fool ME!
I like liquid medication whenever possible (and why can't they put EVERYTHING in liquid form please?)
Baby Calpol syringe or Metacam syringe for Metacam bottles, hold the muzzle, look deep into dog's eyes, slip syringe into the gap at the side and Bingo ! Splutter from dog, but the deed is done!
For tablets, I have been known to grind them up in a pestle and mortar and roll up little balls of chicken liver paté and "pill powder" Delicious little canapés which usually work!
I had to leave a supply of these with Grace's antibiotics after her tail,op when she also had to go into kennels. They looked at me as if I was MAD.

I hollow out cocktail sausages and stuff medication inside.

I use pate or cream cheese to give tablets to my dogs. They got so very clever at eating meat and shooting tablet out of the side of their mouths.
So far the pate/cream cheese is working well!

'gone down'

I have done that with medication from the vets at times Tricia, and often thought they'd gone done only to come across them later. Unfortunately these joint supplements are about the size of a 10p. so I can't do that with them. They are meant to be chewed or crunched up into powder but she won't take them either way.

Our collie is awkward about taking tablets too . When she was taking Crisax (she sometimes has epileptic fits) we had to hold her mouth open, place the tablet at the back of her tongue, hold her mouth closed and stroke under her throat. Sound cruel, but she had to take them.

Lol Christine.

There was another amusing thread on GN on malapropisms - it's even worse these days with texting.

Yesterday I spent another £20 on supplements for her joints, plus roast chicken to 'hide' them in, and yet again have had to lift the spat-out remains off the floor.

Love the typo Rosieroe

My Daisy is 17 and I relate to all these posts. Her appetite isn't good and she was always a slender dog but now looks emancipated. She I have so many different dog foods in the cupboard as she gobbles some up and then when I buy the same again she wont eat it. She gets some chicken every day and every few days cooked mince steak. She loves mini marrowbone biscuits, thankfully, and I discovered that she will also take some K9 Optimum kibble.

Question: No matter how I disguise them I cannot get her to take tablets. I've crumbled them and hidden them in food but she always sniffs and won't eat it or spits it out. Any ideas?

Hi Hilda, Ranitidine is zantac human medicine and if Wiser is producing too much acid (if she is not eating much) it will make her feel much better. Also usually steroids increase the appetite and stamina-so here's hoping.
I saw another post advocating Lily's kitchen dog food and I agree with them.I have four dogs and this usually works a treat if one of them doesn't want to eat much.
Also scrambled egg is very good,Tinned fish and sometimes just warming their food helps.Love the photo and good luck with everything!

Just seen your answer -hildajennij as I said

Of course!! I take it for heartburn! Thank god I'm not a pharmacist dishing out the wrong drugs!
(So what's the one for AFHD? )

Glad all was ok at the vets , i am surprised the vet dod not suggest trying vivitonin or aktivate, my dog started on Aktivate 3 weeks ago and i have seen an improvement in his dementia , i buy it online as cheaper than the vets

Nice photo Hilda what a lovely little dog. Give her lots of cuddles and love.

Ranitidine is for her stomach, it's an antacid and might help her not regurgitate her food. She's lost half a kilo since she was last at the Vet's (but that was two years ago).

Ritalin is for ADHD. ??

Ranitidine fordogs?? Isn't that for ADHD?? Sad when senility deprives a dog of his pleasure in eating. Whatever, you can now spoil him as often as you like without any worries about overfeeding. Irish Rover dried chicken treats go down well here by the way.

I hope the stiffness eases as being in discomfort can sap the joie de vivre of any dog.
Ours have had Rimadyl in the past or Metacam for arthritis.
?Grace sends a lick!

Well, Wiser has had a good examination, and I've had a long chat with the very nice lady Vet. Her opinion is that Wiser is just suffering the effects of very old age. A bit arthritic, pronounced heart murmur (she's always had that), and probably a brain or spinal cord tumour. She couldn't really give me much advice about diet, just feed her anything she will eat. I've got steroids and Ranitidine to the tune of £39:00 which might help with her appetite and stiffness. We'll just have to see how she goes. Thank you for all the good wishes.

Do let us know
Of course she will strut into the vet's looking the picture of health just to put you on the back foot

hilda do hope you get some good news from the vet this evening.

We have a Vet's appointment this evening. Wiser has eaten all her lunch. She likes fish sometimes so I made her whole wheat pasta with tuna and a cheese sauce, which she has eaten. I will describe all her symptoms to the Vet and see what he suggests. I'll give you an update when we come back.

Anya it sounds like your dog may have Dementia, you can get meds to help with this, 1 of my dog is on meds for it and now does not bark in the night (a classic sign of it) as night time is a confusing time for them when they have this, he is settled through the night now, he still does have a few "senior moments" sometimes in early evening but nothing like he was, so hes now alot more settled and happier.

I so agree about not "calling your dog's bluff" about "needing" to go out in the middle of the night! I have found that actually it can be DH needing to go to the loo which wakes the dog up, so she feels she might as well, etc etc
It could also be that he has heard a cat or a fox of course - probably in the next county by the time he gets out, or that he is just telling other dogs in the area it is time to rouse their humans!

My old one (15) has started asking them go out in the middle of the night. I daren't refuse him in case he needs to toilet. Then he just stands and stares around or up at the stars....in the back garden...in the middle of the night....and starts barking/howling so I have to dash out, in my dressing gown and wellies (it's often raining) and grab him before he wakes the neighbours.

He's gone through phases like thus before so I wonder if dogs have TIAs like humans?

Hope your old dog is eating better hilda? So when our dear pets get old and we have to start facing the facts that we might lose them.