Here are a few helpful suggestions on administering herbs and medications to your pet. You may find one or two that work great for your pet; or you may find that none of these work and develop a method of your own. Some pets, no matter what you try, may not tolerate herbal powder at all. For them you may need to use an herbal tincture, as these are easier to administer.
For all pets, we recommend mixing the herbs directly
into a small amount of moist food in between meals when your pet
is hungry. This allows the herbs to be more readily absorbed by
the body. Start with ¼ - ½ the recommended dosage of herbal
powder, and then slowly increase the dose to the suggested level.
This allows your pet to become gradually accustomed to the taste
of the herbs.
If your pet seems to get nauseous or loses its
appetite after herbs have been administered, then try administering
on a full stomach as this may help correct the problem.
For dogs, peanut butter can be used to mix the herbs
into. After mixing the herbs and peanut butter together, stick the
paste to the roof of the dog's mouth. As the dog licks the peanut
butter off the roof of its mouth, the peanut butter will melt and
he'll swallow the herbs along with it. This seems to work well for
most dogs. (Use only as much peanut butter as your pet will eat
at one time mixed with the recommended dosage of herbs).
For cats, baby food seems to work very nicely. The
smell nicely masks the odor of the herbs that are mixed into it.
Through trial and error you will find which flavors your pet likes
the most. (Use only as much baby food as your pet will eat at
one time mixed with the recommended dosage of herbs).
If giving your pet a liquid herbal supplement use a
plastic dropper or applicator, as a glass dropper/applicator may
break if your pet bites down on it while trying to administer the
herbs.
When using liquid herbs, apply to the area between
the gums and teeth. Administer the dose slowly, to prevent the pet
from gagging or choking. You can also mix the liquid herbs with
your pets’ food; but remember that it is most effective when
administered directly.
For tablets, pills, and capsules you can disguise with butter, peanut butter, or baby food and slide it down your pets’ throat. For pills and tablets, you can crush it up and mix into food. For capsules, you can open up and mix into food.
OTHER PET SUPPORT TOPICS
Ordering
information is encrypted using 128-bit
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol
before being transferred to our SECURE Web Servers for processing.
Viable Pets™ Herbal Support Products
In addition to using our
Secure On-Line Order Form, this product can also be
ordered
by
contacting our friendly sales staff, who will gladly accept
VISA, MasterCard, Discover
Card, or American Express to complete your purchase.