Low fat foods for hiding medication in

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My dog has just been diagnosed with pancreatitis and is on several medications to try and get on top of it, but she is very reluctant to take her meds. Usually I hide it in pate, but this evening she crunched on her Pardale instead of just swallowing it whole, and that totally put her off the pate full stop. A few hours later I did manage to get her to take it all. This time I was very careful about washing my hands before giving her the pate ball as I wondered if some of the medication was left on the outside.
In case I am not as lucky with her tomorrow I wondered if anyone had any suggestions on what to hide them in. It needs to be low fat, under 10% according to the vet though I have read it should be 5% fat

With my cats I cut roast meat into cubes and use a tiny veg knife to poke a hole in along the grain and wedge the pill in. If it’s too big I’ll cut the pill into as many pieces as possible. You can keep the cubes in the freezer and just fish out the number you need a few minutes before you use them.

I use bread and peanut butter but that's no use for you. I've heard people use their dogs favourite fruit eg blueberries. You throw a couple with no tablet, they go yum, throw one with tablet, they swallow before they realise, and finish it off with another non-tablet one.

I would just be giving her the tablets - open their mouth, pop tablet in the side, close mouth and then stroke her throat to get her to swallow.

Obviously that won’t work for all dogs but it’s something I trained mine to do from puppyhood.

White fish and sweet potato mashed together and rolled into a ball around the pill. You can 'seal' it by putting some kibble in a food processor to make a powder and then roll the ball in that.
Or lots of pill hider treats available but I don't know if they are low fat

Edited to say, you can low fat dog pate - Anco do a good one - but it's a bit firm to hide treats in.

Greenies Pill Pockets were miracle workers for my pup when he had to take antibiotics - I'd tried hiding them in everything else and he wouldn't have it, and it was starting to affect his relationship with food. The Pill Pockets always worked without fail. I'm not entirely happy about the ingredients, but he needed the pills, so I had to suck it up. They're 10% fat so technically are okay for your dog. If nothing else works I absolutely recommend them - I've no idea why they're so effective but he swallowed them right down even though they're not particularly tiny.

That’s what I do, just shove it in the back of their throats, rub and then yes or good or whatever you use and then a reward.

They soon get the idea with regular medication IME.

I use this. Put the tablet inside a ball of it - never fails. It smells so fishy it masks the smell of the tablet.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-salmon-haddock-paste-75g

With anything you use, if she is suspicious, you may need to start off by giving one or two small pieces of the yummy stuff before giving the one with the tablet in and follow with another ‘blank’.

Would the pate work better if it was warmed?

honestly, this is how I give pills to my kids too. In spoonfuls of chocolate spread, straight down the hatch.

@VikingLady
It might. Not sure though as it's quite dry. I usually buy the beef which is only about 3% fat. It is ideal for my dog but it's not very malleable which means it's not ideal for wrapping around a pill. Your method of making a hole in a chunk of pate might work better.