Slippery elm...questions

[betsy & peep]

Is it ok to just put it in a capsule and pop it down the throat? Peep is not going to go for any of this 'mix it with food' or 'make a syrup and squirt' it business. Is it pretty safe for a cat with multiple issues, including CRF and kidney infection? Will it make her pancreas mad like digestive enzymes do?

 

[Kelly & Oscar]

What are you giving the slippery elm for? If it is to calm the stomach, then I see nothing wrong with filling a capsule to pop down the hatch. If it is for calming inflamed gums or throat, then you need to squirt it in the mouth.

 

[Traci and Boomer]

I've used slippery elm for stomach issues for Merlin. It's been a while, but I remember that there is a reason NOT to use it in the capsule form. Please do a little more research before you use it just in case.