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I've been using Drontal tabs to worm Chloe but being the super sniffer beagle she is, refuses to eat them. The very first time I gave it to her she ate it without any hassles, but ever since then she's just spat it out. I can usually get away with breaking it up and mixing it in with her food (eg. mixed with raw mince, vegies and egg) but today she even out smarted that one and managed to clean the bowl whilst leaving behind the bits of Drontal!! I eventually had to smother it in peanut butter and force it down...

So I'm looking for an allwormer tablet that doesn't smell and will trick even my beagle into eating it.. Any suggestions?

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Are you using the straight tablets or the flavoured chewables?

My boy gets the straight tablets. I crush it into his food and mix it thoroughly so he cant pick the tablet out. Perhaps give that a go?

I'm using the flavoured chewables which they claim dogs love. Do they make tablets for that size, or would I have to use a few tablets?

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Are you using the straight tablets or the flavoured chewables?

My boy gets the straight tablets. I crush it into his food and mix it thoroughly so he cant pick the tablet out. Perhaps give that a go?

I'm using the flavoured chewables which they claim dogs love. Do they make tablets for that size, or would I have to use a few tablets?

How much does she weigh? From memory those flavoured tablets treat 10kg of bodyweight. So if she's 15kg give her 1.5 tablets.

The 'flavoured' tablets never fooled my dog either :laugh:

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You can always break the tablets into halves or quarters, open Chloes mouth and put them on her tongue right at the back of the mouth. Hold her mouth shut and rub her throat till she swallows.

SNAP :laugh:

Just wanted to add, once you shut her mouth and are rubbing her throat, make sure her head has returned to normal position. I see many owners holding thier dogs head right up and back. Try it yourself, very hard to swollow with your head stuck up in the air.

If the dog refuses to swollow, blow some air on their nose, or syringe a drop of water into the corner of the mouth.

OR

Does she wait for you to drop food in the kitchen? If you drop a few chunks of mince meat on the floor (pretend it's an accident) she'll gobble it up. With the third piece, squash the tablet in the meat and drop it. It should go down so fast she doesn't notice.

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George has always refused the chewables but Millie used to eat them until recently so I am back to the tablets. Jillybean - the tablets come in the same sizings as the chewies, so 10kg & 35kg, and its a matter of mixing & matching until the appropriate amount for weight has been achieved. :laugh:

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Thanks everyone! She's about 9kg now. Think I'll try the tablets next time, rather than the chewables. I've tried the whole mixing it in with food or covering it in meat etc but she always seems to sniff if out and spits it out. Probably easier just to crush the tablets into her dinner.

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