[tri-med] Re: naughty boy

Squirt the meds in with a syringe, and then gently blow on their faces.
That seems to work for me.

LOL

Kathy s



-----Original Message-----
From: NanlorW@xxxxxxx [mailto:NanlorW@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 5:14 AM
To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tri-med] Re: naughty boy



In a message dated 7/28/03 9:16:03 AM, hmmmcormick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< He refuses to open his mouth or he holds it in
his mouth and spits it out later, or he holds it in his mouth and finally=

just chokes on it.  Last night he didn't even try to be subtle about it, =
he
just slapped the medicine cup out of my hand. >>

Try using a medication syringe and aim it to the back of the inside of hi=
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cheek. Then hold his nose, but squeeze his cheeks enough to not be able t=
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his mouth. (not hard, just enough so he can't get his tongue into the spi=
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position).  The liquid goes back in the throat and the only thing left to=
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get a breath is swallow. I have never had a kid not take meds, not my own=
=20or=20
any of the foster kids (around a hundred or so). Dom cannot take anything=
=20with a=20
cherry flavor or he throws it back up. So he learned to take pills when h=
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was very young, 4 or 5.=20

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