Yes, we'll certainly keep her in our thoughts. It's frustrating when our dogs learn to un-mask their disguised medications, & many of them do- but I also learned how to just "pill" dogs by going in from the side of their mouth & quickly pushing the pill to the back of their tongue/mouth, then preventing them from spitting it out. Sounds worse than it is, but the "end justifies the means" when the meds are essential. I've never had my fingers chomped doing this, but a little practice does make it easier.
I think there might be other techniques too- ask your vet. I've lived with many dogs over the years, & I don't take "no" for an answer, lol. I have only one dog now, & mercifully, he's not on any meds yet, even at age 15. I had another dog that passed last year at age 16, & she was on a bunch of meds.
When you offer the "disguised" pill, do you just hand it to her? One thing that helps is IF your dog will beg for & catch a treat out of the air- they often gulp it down without so much scrutiny.(But when a dog is groggy, not feeling well, or not hungry, obviously that won't work either.)
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