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Posted by AJB (Member # 48059) on :

My daughter has ALWAYS been taste adversive with meds, she can look at the bottle and start gagging, so Mepron is a CHALLENGE.

Anyone had any luck putting it into a capsule? I assume it will be annoying and tricky, but will maybe get it in her???

Any advise appreciated [bonk]

Posted by tulips (Member # 44773) on :

How about making a small good tasting smoothie with blueberries or strawberries and putting the Mepron in that. I've

tried putting liquid in a Gelatin capsule but it made the capsule all gooey. You might have better luck though.

Posted by t9im (Member # 25489) on :

Hi AJB:

Our daughter used a plastic syringe provided by the pharmacy. This was it was squirted to the back of the tongue. Worked well. We would then put water in the syringe and squirt again to make sure the full dose went in.

It was easy to draw it from the bottle (I think there might have been an adaptor, also provided by Walgreens).

This worked much better than the spoon.

Good luck,

Posted by tulips (Member # 44773) on :

t9im has a good idea there - from my experience, I would just be careful not to squirt it in forcefully as it can cause choking - easy does it.

Posted by AJB (Member # 48059) on :

thanks, will try anything at this point!

Posted by ilovedogs (Member # 48866) on :

Mepron is disgusting. I feel for your daughter.

I did the above idea of squirting it with a medicine dispenser or mixed it with full fat yogurt and fruit.

Mepron works!!!!!

Posted by k84 (Member # 32738) on :

quote:
Originally posted by t9im:
Hi AJB:

Our daughter used a plastic syringe provided by the pharmacy. This was it was squirted to the back of the tongue. Worked well. We would then put water in the syringe and squirt again to make sure the full dose went in.

It was easy to draw it from the bottle (I think there might have been an adaptor, also provided by Walgreens).

This worked much better than the spoon.

Good luck,

That is how I always took it: oral syringe, easier to draw an accurate dose and easier to get down.

If your pharmacy gives you a blank stare at the request for an oral syringe, most all vet stores have them since so many medicines must be forced down animal's throats.