Razzle, like many dogs, takes a flea medication. I don’t give it to her all year, but start in May or June, and run through the hot months, usually until October. There a a couple of reasons why she doesn’t get it every month. Come below the ads to find out. (Big excitement, yes?)
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This is the pill she is supposed to get each month. As you can see, it would choke a mule. It says it is tasty and chewable. Ha! The tasty part is disputed by Razzle. She absolutely refuses to take it. One sniff, and she goes outside to get away.
I put it into a piece of hot dog, fed her pieces that had no pill, and then the loaded one. She ate the unpacked pieces, and spit the pilled one out on the floor, with a loud “Poohey!” sound. I pulverized one into powder, put it in stinky cat food and that worked once but never again.
Beyond the problem of getting them into her is the fact that they cost a bloody fortune! I pay $160 for 6 months. That’s over $26 a pill and after putting it in catfood that was rejected, I was just out all that money and the dog and I scratch.
This month, I had come to end of my rope with her and the damn pill. I broke it into about 6 pieces, mixed each bit and powder with a lump of cat food and pushed it down her throat! I got it all down her with only one of her teeth impaling one of my fingers in the melee but at least it is done for this month.
Tune in next month for the Wild World of Sport- medicating the dog division. I will wrestle a 75 lb hound to the ground and risk life and hand to keep her flea free. Get your beers and hot dogs before you take your seat!