My cat will not eat canned food. Any ideas how I could get him to take this? He's 17 and his vet reccommended it.
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Our experience has been GREAT with Dasuquin!! We do use cat food for the bait and switch it up from time-to-time with a bit of tuna (left over from a serving of tuna salad) and chicken. Good luck...well worth the effort from our experience.Bernie.
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You could try putting a small amount of your cat's favorite food in a dish then lightly mist it and sprinkle on some of the Dasuquin, or do the same with its favorite treats.
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I had the same problem. A friend recommended opening the capsules and mixing it in a tablespoon of turkey or chicken Gerber baby food. He lapped it up. I've tried baby food now with many cats and have not had one turn up its nose, every one of them loves it. It is very simple to give these pills. I hope this helps.
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Try a liquid treat or something like Nutrical or Laxitone. Those taste good and provide other benefits. But itiis always best to ask your Vet.
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I use a pill gun. It just pops the capsule into the back of their throat - massage the throat for a second to help them swallow. I have 5 cats all over the age of 16. They take loads of pills. Pill gun saved me. You can get it on Amazon. I like the ones with the aqua blue top rather than the dark blue. They seem to "snap" better.
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My cat does not eat canned food either. I sprinkle Dasuquin on her dry food and shake the food to cover it with the medication. Precious has eaten her food every day with it since the beginning. I believe that because Dasuquin has a fishy flavor any cat will eat it. Hope this helps.
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Really?? Hmmm... Your cat must have a very cultured palate. He evidently only eats aged cat food.Seriously, I have no idea why this might be. We have been using this cat food exclusively for a year now and the change in our cats has been absolutely astounding. We have a black cat that used to be sort of gray with harsh feeling fur and seemed skinny. Now he's sleek and solid looking with shiny black fur. But I have no idea why a bag with one date should be different from another one. I haven't seen anything like that.
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I too have a cat that is a picky eater. I put the dry food in her bowl, open the Welactin capsule and squirt the contents over the dry food and she eats it. I was surprised but glad.
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Yes, and my cat backed away from it. Ordered a whole case of it since I couldn't find it locally in single cans so she could try. It's supposed to be really good and tasty. She's in renal failure, and needs this type food. But she wouldn't even taste it. I've had better luck just buying some other low phosphorus canned foods, adding a phosphorus binder, making sure she drinks lots of water, etc. Three months after crisis she's doing great. Took her to the beach with us! More than you asked for, sorry. But it is a pate.
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I believe they come in a package of 6 capsules (for 6 months if your cat is 10lbs or over & 12 months if your cat is under 10lbs. You open the capsule & sprinkle the powder into a bit of high fat food (my vet recommended either wet kitten food or tuna in oil), then follow with a full meal or they send a little cup & plastic syringe & you can mix it w/ water & squirt it in your cats mouth. My cats have no problem eating it mixed w/ a bit of Tuna & oil I just have to feed them in separate rooms or my big cat will eat both doses :-) I hope this helps.
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If this didn't work for you it is because you did not give it properly - To insure a high fat content in the food, my vet said to either use Tuna packed in oil or canned Kitten food. Kitten food is always high in fat. The medication needs the fat in order for the cat to metabolize it properly.
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You might want to ask your veterinarian, but I give my cat Trixsyn, a supplement for joints, and the fish oil. She has not had any problems.
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My 12 yo male had no problem with it. I was a bit skeptical of the idea, but decided we had to try something because our dog was just too clever about eating the cat's poop. ICK! I did follow the advice to put some feces and a bit of urine (we use clumping litter) from the old litter box. Worked like a charm. I also have a young female, about 1-1/2yo, who also had no problem adapting.
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My cat is 16 years old with early kidney disease and is always getting infections (bladder and UTI). I mix a 500mg capsule in her low protein canned food (Halo Spot's Stew for cats;turkey, and lamb flavors) and has been doing very well with no side effects or issues. Try to use a food with a crude protein level around 6.0%. This brand is way less expensive than Hill's or Royal Canin and my cat loves it.
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Sorry, I am not qualified to answer this, as I'm only a cat owner. I would think the internet would have an answer, as well as a vet. I just give my cat about 2 tablespoons of canned cat food that I've mixed the medication into. He has dry food the rest of the time.
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After cutting the end of capsule, I just squeeze the oil on top of the wet food in the mornings (separate servings) and both cats seem to like it, which I was surprised. Feeding wet food, I make a small dip in the middle and put the oil in the dip. You could try that and then mix it up with the food. It has definitely helped both cat's skin and coats. Good luck and if you have any more questions, let me know. B. Dixon
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I just ordered a case - same exact kind as before (which my cats loved). My older cat won't touch this new batch. - My kitten ate some of it and has had the 'runs' for two days. Does anyone know - will Amazon take the unopened cans back?
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My cat is only 6 months old so I feed him kitten Wellness, dry and canned chicken. He still likes the dry but is turning his nose up at the canned chicken. Can't say why. Sorry if this doesn't help.
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my cats have no problem with the product. Maybe your dog objects to the flavor. Try a 1/2 dose and see if he will drink.
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I'd advise you have your cat checked by vet. Our cat who was eliminating outside of liter boxes was finally diagnosed with Irritable bowel disease. I knew there was something wrong and went to several vets & a cat specialist. This product did not entice her and just made the others dig, dig, dig in the boxes. Your cat might not like the litter or litter box that you are using. I had elimination problems with another cat and switching to a scoop able litter solved her issues. I wish you luck and patience.
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I've used this on two cats neither of which would eat it mixed into food. I mixed it into yogurt instead and one of the cats ate it with no problems. I had to mix it with water then give it to the other cat with a syringe. (Luckily he was very easy to pill, unlike the first cat.) The first cat had two bouts of acute pancreatitis and Forta Flora helped clear up the problem in a few days. The other had chronic pancreatitis and had to have it on a daily basis. While it couldn't cure the problem, it was obvious if he had missed a dose.
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Did you try mixing it with regular food for a week or so? I have 6 cats, no problems.