Supplements in pill pockets vs. food?

[Librarianista]

Good morning, all.

I am wondering about the viability of putting supplements in pill pockets vs wet food. The texture of food Chloe has decided she likes is not easy to mix - there a clumps that she ends up avoiding. But she’ll eat whatever I put in a pill pocket.

Would that be too concentrated of a delivery method? The supplements I have are a probiotic, methyl B12, and egg yolk powder for hairballs (less worried about that last one).

 

[Denver & Magic (GA)]

I'm curious about this as well. I have a devil of a time getting Magic to swallow the Zombalin tablet. Just when I think it's down he spits it across the carpet.

 

[Sarah&Soph]

It’s fine to give the supplements in a pocket vs mixed in her food. Most of them are actually meant to be given like that, that’s why a lot of them come in a capsule or pill. Most people end up sprinkling them in their cats food instead because it’s easier to get the cat to take it that way. The only potential issue I see is that I’m pretty sure most of the pill pockets except for maybe one are high carb, but I can’t remember which one was considered to be ok carb wise

 

[Librarianista]

If it's a powdery cocktail I only give a couple of days a week, I am less worried about the carb content of a single pill pocket. As it stands, she usually gets MC gravy on top of her LC food at least twice a week just to entire her to eat it.

 

[Sarah&Soph]

If it's a powdery cocktail I only give a couple of days a week, I am less worried about the carb content of a single pill pocket. As it stands, she usually gets MC gravy on top of her LC food at least twice a week just to entire her to eat it.

Yes absolutely, sometimes the benefits outweigh the costs Just wanted to be sure to mention it in case it affected her BG numbers in any way