Pet Pill Gun Handy Piller Tablets Dispenser Pet Feeding for Dogs, Cats, Animals (2)

I've used similar tools over the years, but lost them in moves. A few days ago, I had a tapeworm pill to give to one of my kitties, so I ordered this item. About a half-hour after it arrived, the med was injected with no problem. It works very well. but there are a couple of considerations for use with purrbabies. * If the pill(s) are smaller than about 1/4" in diameter and thin, they might fall out of the slots in the end. A little chunk of burger or other meat can serve as a tasty wad to restrain the pill. * Again sizewise, the barrel of the unit is 1/2" in diameter. For kittens and small cats, use care when inserting it. It might be a Good Thing to lubricate the outside of the barrel using liquid or gravy from canned cat (or people) food. And a savory taste helps the medicine go down. Thanks to the vendor for this useful and inexpensive contribution to health care for the critters. God bless!

I got sick of trying to get my dog to take his cancer meds by hand - it was a serious struggle - so I purchased these. So much easier!!! He could still sometimes spit out the pills, but I could actually give him the meds without needing help and traumatizing my dog. Keep in mind that small pills can fall out of the end. I would just hold it upside down until I got it into his mouth. Great size for my 70 lb dog. Probably too big for a cat or small dog.

I can get 13 pills (10 Zyrtec, 2 Prascend tablets, 1 Firocoxib pill) down my horse’s throat in one go. I’ve broken phenylbutazone boluses into chunks to fit into the dispenser. My horse hates Prascend, but I can get it down her throat with this dispenser. I use tape to keep the tip closed while loading the pills.

Our dog is epileptic and we've been trying to find ways to give him his medicine without sticking our fingers down his throat or giving him pill pockets since those can get pricy, hence why we tried this out. It lasted about 2 weeks then we returned it. My main reason for the return is sharp plastic fingers which hold the pill. It nicked his throat even after I shaved it down and smoothed it out. Hard no for me. Packaging is basic but I don't care for that anyway. So it's environmentally friendly in that regard and also it's reusable. Just wash it off after each use with water and a light soap scrub. Using the pusher is straightforward. Take off the cardboard stopper, put the pill in the plastic fingers, and push down on the plunger. You can adjust the middle plastic holder so it's also not going to touch a dirty surface. That piece is more so designed for the depth of your animal's throat to you don't shove it too far down. Also, the value isn't bad, two units for less than $10 is good. Here are the many downsides, 1. The medicine must be in a capsule. Any smaller pills would fall off or not come off the holding fingers correctly. Tested that and it was a mess. 2. The plastic fingers that hold the pill needed serious trimming. There was lots of plastic that wasn't cleaned off during the manufacturing process so I had to trim that off. It took 2 minutes at most but if not cleaned could result in my pet ingesting plastic shards or getting cuts in their throat. 3. The large opening down the sides of the fingers allow the pill to fall out of place. Then you get this salvia and half-dissolved pill mess to clean up. 4. This isn't designed for liquid so don't try that. Not a downside but don't get this and expect it to perform that action. 5. Good luck getting your pet to sit still enough to shove this down their throat. I'm used to giving medicine to my dog but since this is a device that is designed to go into the beginning of the throat so they don't cough the medicine up, I can see many people having issues with that. It's a willpower of people rather than a failure of the product. However, a failure of the product is the sharp plastic going into a sensitive tissue area (throat). I think a silicone outside with a hard plastic plunger would be a better alternative here.

My goat destroyed this on the first use

After figuring out how it works: it is a great product. Only because of this can I give pills to one of my dogs… A previous bad review is superseded by this one

Sadly, I gave this product 2 stars as it is sold as a pill gun for cats, however, it would not push out the huge pill I had to give my cat as the plunger does not reach far enough to actually push the pill. The pill just sits in the device even with the plunger pushed in all the way. I can’t even imagine it would work for dog pills unless very very large. I purchased another pill gun, and had to break the pill in half to fit, and it worked as intended.

Buying this pill dispensing syringe changed my life!!! I have a very difficult cat who needed to be given medication in the form of a pill every day. I tried Pill Pockets. He could easily find the pill and spit it out before swallowing. I tried to shove the pill down his throat. That was really a bad idea. I still have the scars to remind me not to do that again. I even tried other syringe pill dispensers. They did not hold the pill in place long enough for me to get it anywhere near the struggling cat. This dispenser is different. My cat jumps up on the counter and lies down on a towel I have placed there for his comfort. I show him the syringe and he pretty much opens his mouth without my having to be at all forceful. I have never seen anything like this. He gets his pill mid morning. If I don't think to invite him to the pill session, he will jump up and sit on his towel and look at me until I comply with his request for his medication. I always immediately follow giving him the pill with a little food treat. His enthusiasm for getting his pill may or may not have something to do with being offered brunch. I used to dread having to give him any medication. Now it is so easy and with the dispenser, strangely something we both enjoy. I am even more amazed because when I take him to the vet he has to be anesthetized before the vet can get anywhere near him.