can the tablets be cut.. I use 2 &1/4 for 1 dog and when I cut mine in half I can cut them easily... and can they be crushed to mix into food???
1695668
Hi. There is a cutter for tablets,that I bought at a pharmacy. About crushing it, I realy don't know, maybe it's better to ask your vet?But there is another solution,to hide it in a piece of food, like sausage.I give my dog the tablets like this:I open her mouth, put the tablets as deep as I can, and then gently rub her throat to help her swallow
1695669
Yes, it is fine to crush them and mix them into food or to cut them. They may not taste great to your dog, however!
1695670
Cutting them in half is no problem, but quartering maybe difficult. They can be easily crushed or ground with a cheap coffee grinder.
1695671
Our instructions calls for 1.5 tabs, twice a day, with meals. We used to put tabs in dry kibble. Then pup got wise and started spitting out the tabs. Switched to grinding tabs into powder, then sprinkling on top of kibble. Unhappy with amount of powder left in bottom of food bowl, so "rounded off" dosage to two tabs per meal. We sprinkle1 teaspoon of water onto dry kibble and shake the bowl to distribute the moisture before adding powder. Still have some leftover powder in bowl, but figure pup now gets closer to 1.5 tabs per meal in her tummy!
1695672
These are more difficult to break than the chewable ones. I'm not sure you would be able to 1/4 them. Hope that helps.
1695673
Buy the way, whis this tablet cutter, I used to 1/4 tablets for my other dog.
1809933
The chewable tablets are scored down the middle so you can snap them in half. I would use 1 and 1/2 tab. At first, my dog wouldn't eat them, but now he loves them - like a treat. If you have the non-chewable pills, get a pill splitter. If this dosage doesn't seem to be enough, then up it to 2. . Hope this helps!
269912
They are tablets, so yes, technically you can cut them, but best to do with a real pill cutter since they are on the small side.But I have also read that you shouldn't cut time-release pills.
815502
I don't have to cut them because my dogs eat the whole thing. You can get a smaller size that your dog can chew.
1998911
The tablets are rather large. I would imagine you could cut them down, though there is no slit in the middle to help you. I have no problem swallowing them whole. But, if you struggle with large pills, you may have a hard time with these whole. They are fantastic vitamins though, and I researched them pretty thoroughly. Just for the sake of honestly answering you. I tried, it wasn't too difficult to cut in half with a chef's knife.
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You could cut it in half before you put it in the microwave I assume. My dog went through it in just a couple of minutes I have a great pyrenees and I had to end up taking it away from her after about 10 minutes. She absolutely loved it it just didn't hold up for her
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They are not soft but you can break them in half. My dog will only eat them in peanut butter or mixed in her food or in pill pockets.
2277167
These have a "semi-waxy" consistency and can be broken along the scored lines. Therefore I suppose they can be broken down into smaller pieces, but think it may require "cutting" as opposed to breaking. When they break as intended, a few loose chips are produced as well. I think you will likely end up with chips (like produced when slicing a stick of frozen butter) rather than any sort of uniform "pellet."
1745365
Yes. They are. I have also cut them for smaller dogs. I get the large breed one and portion them accordingly as I have multiple dogs....
123658
It is not a chewable tablet. Standard pill shape, however does not seem to be milled particularly hard. My dog has been taking for over a year, absolutely no problem in chewing it. He loves the flavors, considers it a treat. No notches on the pill for cutting, but because it is not very hard or dense, probably not difficult, especially with one of those pill cutting devices found at drug stores, or probably on Amazon.
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the pills are 3/8 of an inch wide. Don't know why you would want to cut them into 4's. the dose is 1 tablet 1 - 2 times a day. I take one a day. Cutting into 4's would not be easy, they are round, flat pills.
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Truthfully, I have no idea. However, the chewable tablets are easy to give to the dogs. We just put the 2 tablets in their feed (dry food mixed with a bit of wet dog food) and they just eat them right up.
1617608
They are solid pills - very small, but should be easy to cut in half. I bought a bottle for my dogs and one for myself!
251574
They certainly can be crushed. I have previously taken the 1000 mg tablets and cut them in half in order to just take 500 mg. I however have not ever crushed one completely and taken it but I don't see why that would be any problem. Hope this is helpful..
1745367
The tablets are chewable but if your dog is like mine he/she wont just chew it. I put it in ice cream or either stick it in the back of my dogs mouth or throat and then hold her nose closed and slightly blow in her face for a few seconds so she will swallow it.
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We have two dogs that need 4 pills/tabs daily so we go through them very quickly. Sorry, but I don't think I can give you a helpful answer other than to make sure that the zip top is closed tightly.
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April 18, 2016. But the chummies are hard as rocks. I haven't been able to cut with scissors and it's extremely difficult to cut with a knife, too. If you have a larger dog, then they will be fine. But if you have a small dog and don't want to feed an entire square to them at one time like me, then you may be disappointed. Or perhaps I just got a bad bag. I've bought them for years in smaller quantities and they were always chewy, this is the first time I've had this problem.