? Pilling with multiple prescriptions

[Paigeworthy]

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?

 

[Kris & Teasel]

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.

 

[Carol & Murphy (GA)]

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

 

[FurBabiesMama]

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.

 

[Carol & Murphy (GA)]

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

 

[FurBabiesMama]

I use size 4 unflavored ones.

 

[FurBabiesMama]

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

Yes! It is very bitter and will cause bad mouth foaming if they actually get a taste of it.

 

[Carol & Murphy (GA)]

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

 

[HereKittyKittyKitty]

Make sure nothing is time release

 

[Larry and Kitties]

Make sure nothing is time release

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

 

[Jan Radar (GA)]

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

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 which he does not prefer.

 

[Carol & Murphy (GA)]

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

 

[FurBabiesMama]

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.

 

[Ramon's mom]

I have used sizes #2, #3 and #4. #2 is getting big but he can swallow it pretty well anyway.

 

[Jan Radar (GA)]

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

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