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Nancy has been prescribed half a tablet of cystease. I couldn't pull it apart so I ended up trying to cut it with scissors and one half flew across the kitchen oops! Is there a better way please? I tried to feed it on a piece of veg but she turned her nose up at it and as she has a missing tooth she is find vegetables hard. I think I will have to syringe it in, not sure how much water to mix it with?
 
Lucy3733 said:
Nancy has been prescribed half a tablet of cystease. I couldn't pull it apart so I ended up trying to cut it with scissors and one half flew across the kitchen oops! Is there a better way please? I tried to feed it on a piece of veg but she turned her nose up at it and as she has a missing tooth she is find vegetables hard. I think I will have to syringe it in, not sure how much water to mix it with?
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Hi

Mix the powder of the full capsule with 2 ml of water, shake well and wait until the powder has dissolved (shake again if needed before use). Then syringe 1 ml of the mix and put the other half in the fridge; shake well before use and if needed add a very little more water if the the mix has gone a bit too gloopy for easy syringing and syringe on the following day.
 
Wiebke said:
Hi

Mix the powder of the full capsule with 2 ml of water, shake well and wait until the powder has dissolved (shake again if needed before use). Then syringe 1 ml of the mix and put the other half in the fridge; shake well before use and if needed add a very little more water and syringe on the following day.
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Thank you. So I still need to try and open it before putting it the water?
 
Larry and Eric used to have Cystease but that was the capsules that I could just open and empty the powder out.
When cutting tiny tablets you could try putting them in a sandwich bag first so they don't go pinging off everywhere 😂
I used to then crush them gently with the end of a rolling pin and mix with water, I just used to mix with 1ml of water 😊

EDIT: cross posted with @Wiebke, are you sure they're tablets and not the capsules that you can just pull open?
 
Lucy3733 said:
Thank you. So I still need to try and open it before putting it the water?
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Yes, the plastic of the capsule will turn into a soggy mess if you don't open the capsule and empty just the powder inside into the little mixing bottle and then add the water.
 
Wheekallweek said:
Larry and Eric used to have Cystease but that was the capsules that I could jus open and empty the powder out.
When cutting tiny tablets you could try putting them in a sandwich bag first so they don't go pinging off everywhere 😂
I used to then crush them gently with the end of a rolling pin and mix with water, I just used to mix with 1ml of water 😊
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They are capsules but I couldn't get them open for some reason 😂. Kept trying to pull so then tried a knife and then resorted to scissors
 
Wiebke said:
Yes, the plastic of the capsule will turn into a soggy mess if you don't open the capsule and empty just the powder inside into the little mixing bottle and then add the water.
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Thank you. I so appreciate all the advice.
 
piggieminder said:
I find with a difficult piggy mixing it with a bit of pro c helps, I think giving it a bit of taste helps.
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Thank you. I had stopped giving pro c because I wasn't sure on the sugar content, as it has sugar in it.
 
I know, my vet doesn't like it being given all the time but says it's good when a piggie is ill. I guess if you are giving Cystease for life it maybe not a god idea but I only use a couple of grains twice a day, it's not like you are giving the full probiotic dose. I've got a piggy on Cystease at the moment for a few weeks. I'm not using pro c I just give it before his Metacam. He loves Metacam and knows it's coming so he takes the Cystease without too much argument!
 
piggieminder said:
I know, my vet doesn't like it being given all the time but says it's good when a piggie is ill. I guess if you are giving Cystease for life it maybe not a god idea but I only use a couple of grains twice a day, it's not like you are giving the full probiotic dose. I've got a piggy on Cystease at the moment for a few weeks. I'm not using pro c I just give it before his Metacam. He loves Metacam and knows it's coming so he takes the Cystease without too much argument!
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Mine is really fighting me. She used to take metacam okay, but she remembers having antibiotics and is being stubborn. She is definitely not a fan of the cystease for sure. I'm hoping to get her to eat it on food later. But her tooth was knocked out when she was sedated for an x-ray so she's a bit slow on vegetable eating currently.
 
Your poor piggy. Brillo is having Gabapentiin, Cystease and Metacam in that order! He makes a face like he's sucking lemons when he has the Gabapentin so I think the ml of Cystease at least washes that away before the yummy Metacam. Brillo had Baytril and several other meds for 2 months at the end of last year so I think he's a bit resigned to taking syringes now.
 
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