? Pilling with multiple prescriptions

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  1. Paigeworthy

    Paigeworthy Member

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    Hello, friends! Thought I'd bring this over to the Main Forum — have any of you ever tried making your own capsules for ease of pilling with multiple prescriptions?

    River has been prescribed ursodiol, cerenia, and denamarin for everyday use, as well as mirtazapine as needed, and besides the fact that I'd need to press two pill pockets together to fit all of them in there, she's kind of too smart for pill pockets at this point.

    I'd love to make some kind of supercap and administer just one pill a day moving forward…any thoughts on doing this?
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  2. Kris & Teasel

    Kris & Teasel Well-Known Member

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    I know there are people who buy gelatin capsules online to put meds in. You might need more than 1 a day with multiple meds. They can advise wrt capsule size, etc.
     
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  3. Carol & Murphy (GA)

    Carol & Murphy (GA) Well-Known Member

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    I have done this for years - buy chicken flavored gelatin capsules from capsuline and combine cerenia with whatever else I have to give him - zyrtec, cyproheptadine, ondansetron. I only give him meds this way - be sure to finish with some water - I slowly follow with 3-5 ml of water I have several sizes of gel caps I have ursodiol compounded into a liquid. Note, I do not think you can do this with denamarin
     
  4. FurBabiesMama

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    I give Willow Zyrtec and Cerenia in a gel cap. As long as there is not some reason the drugs you want to include should not be given together, and as long as they fit in a capsule, go for it. It make life much easier, especially since they cannot taste the nasty medicine.
     
  5. Carol & Murphy (GA)

    Carol & Murphy (GA) Well-Known Member

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    I think cerenia tastes especially bad, all the more reason to put in a gelcap
     
  6. FurBabiesMama

    FurBabiesMama Well-Known Member

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    I use size 4 unflavored ones.
     
  7. FurBabiesMama

    FurBabiesMama Well-Known Member

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    Yes! It is very bitter and will cause bad mouth foaming if they actually get a taste of it.
     
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  8. Carol & Murphy (GA)

    Carol & Murphy (GA) Well-Known Member

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    I have several sizes of gelcaps - #3, #4 and #5. They are very cheap
     
  9. HereKittyKittyKitty

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    Make sure nothing is time release
     
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  10. Larry and Kitties

    Larry and Kitties Well-Known Member

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    Gel caps should not have any effect on time release meds. The gel caps dissolve quickly in the stomach. The coating on time release me are resistant to stomach acid and dissolve in the intestines.
    Multiple meds can be stuffed into a #3 gel cap and I generally use those
     
  11. Jan Radar (GA)

    Jan Radar (GA) Well-Known Member

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    Have you ever used a size 2 with your cat? or is it too big? The #3 I have is too small to fit everything in and then I have to pill Radar twice in a row :eek: which he does not prefer.
     
  12. Carol & Murphy (GA)

    Carol & Murphy (GA) Well-Known Member

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    No, I use mainly #4 and #5 - I do think that one is too big
     
  13. FurBabiesMama

    FurBabiesMama Well-Known Member

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    I will not use anything over a #4. Several people here mention using #3. You obviously don't want anything so large there is an increases choke risk.
     
  14. Ramon's mom

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    I have used sizes #2, #3 and #4. #2 is getting big but he can swallow it pretty well anyway.
     
  15. Jan Radar (GA)

    Jan Radar (GA) Well-Known Member

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    That's kinda what I thought. Sorry Radar. :( Thanks Carol.
     
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