brandimom Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Does anyone know where I can purchase the capsules. My vet will not give it to me. I don't want to buy the powder and put it in capsules - call me lazy - but if that is my only option I certainly will buy powder. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Dunno about capsules but when giving the powder, I just flatten a blob of canned food, dump the powder in the middle, fold it up into a meatball, and down the hatch it goes. One of my dogs did bite into one once; some fell on the floor, and she proceeded to lick it all up again. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandimom Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hey Batmom - thanks. I was thinking the taste was so bad that I would not be able to do powder. My poor girl, Isabelle, is on so many meds right now I hated to think about putting something else down her throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KF_in_Georgia Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I have never been able to obtain it as a capsule--only as the loose powder.Around here, it was a piece of turkey lunchmeat, with a spoonful of peanut butter (crunchy) flattened out on the lunchmeat. Sprinkle the tylan on the peanut butter, roll the whole thing into a tube (and squeeze the tube a little, so that the powder really sticks to the peanut butter and lunchmeat), and pop it down the victim's--er, patient's--throat. Quote Kathy and Q (CRT Qadeer from Fuzzy's Cannon and CRT Bonnie) and Jane (WW's Aunt Jane from Trent Lee and Aunt M); photos to come. Missing Silver (5.19.2005-10.27.2016), Tigger (4.5.2007-3.18.2016), darling Sam (5.10.2000-8.8.2013), Jacey-Kasey (5.19.2003-8.22.2011), and Oreo (1997-3.30.2006) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 My vet gave me this recipe and I used it for 4 years. Mix 1 TBSP of Tylan powder with 9 TBSP of cornstarch. Then 1/2 to 1tsp of mixture, mix in food. Lexie always ate it up Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandimom Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Thanks. Like the idea of mixing it with the cornstarch - interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I used to use a tiny bit of garlic powder in Minnie's Tylocine (=Tylan here) powder. Fortunately, I can get both powder (for those who will eat it) and tablets (for those who won't). Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OPointyDog Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I just dumped the powder on Mika's food. He will eat anything and gobbled it right up. You never know - maybe she will eat it! Some dogs are pickier than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I just mix Hopper's in with his food (kibble, canned food and water). He's never seemed like it matters. I haven't ever seen it come already in capsules. Everyone I know who uses it this way has to fill the caps themselves. Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandimom Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Thanks everyone. I had never use the Tylan and just thought it came in capsules too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kestrel Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Badger is on it, and for about 3 months I could just sprinkle it over his food and he ate just fine. He stopped eating it so willingly about a month ago, so now I mix it with about 2 Tbs canned food (that was easier for me than trying to contain it inside the meatball) and he'll eat it off the fork or out of his bowl if I drop it in. Quote Kendra, devoted walker of Henry (Tom Jones: Great Son x Lucia) Missing Badger (Vf Get R Done: Quicksand Slip x Ll Tee el See), 5/04 - 2/14, who opened our hearts and our home to greyhounds; Kenzie (Slatex Kenzie: Randy Handy x Slatex Chrisy), 4/03 - 10/14, who really knew what a good dog she was; Falcon (Atascocita Sabat: Dodgem by Design x Atascocita Barb), 9/10 - 1/20, who was grumpy and snarky but eventually a little bit cuddly, too; Grandpa Grey the Galgo Español, 2008 (?) to 2022, who made us feel lucky to be the ones to teach him about pet life; and Lucia (Larking About x Anastasia, 5/12 to 8/23), our first brood matron and the sweetest speckly girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleptogrey Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) i just open felix's mouth and place the tylan powder on the very back of his tongue and close his mouth. it's over is less than 2 seconds. my vet prescribed a large pinch- he has big fingers. so, i saw the amount in his mouth when it was administered in the office and played around, it's a lean 1/4 teaspoon. the canned food or inside a wedge of laughing cow cheese will be easier than makings capsules. aren't they available on amazon? http://www.amazon.com/The-Capsule-Machine-00-Kit/dp/B006OQ4316 Edited February 1, 2014 by cleptogrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RMarie Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 When James was on it a while back, we didn't know it tasted bad b/c he ate his food with no problems. After reading on here that it tastes nasty, DH decided to try it. *sigh* He said it was so bad he could no longer feed it to James without trying to cover it up, so we took to concentrating it in a small pile in his food, then covering that area with a lot of honey (James also needed to gain weight, so the extra calories were of no concern to us). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinggreysslp Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 When Clay was on Tylan powder for IBD, I had to buy vegetable capsules and fill them myself. It was my favorite activity but did not have yummy options to mask the horrid taste due to his food sensitivities. Quote Cosmo (Fuzz Face Cosmos), Holmes (He's a Dream), Boomer (USS Baby Boomer), Ella and missing our angels Clay (Red Clay), Train (Nite Train), Trip (Bock's Teddy Bear),Larry (Bohemian Frigid) and Jimmy (Bohemian Raw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhead Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Same here. If you don't have food limitations, it's probably different. But with them, we opted for capsules. Not hard to fill at all. Size 00 yields 1/8 tsp. IIRC. Quote Mary with Jumper Jack (2/17/11) and angels Shane (PA's Busta Rime, 12/10/02 - 10/14/16) and Spencer (Dutch Laser, 11/25/00 - 3/29/13). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 It's such a bitter medication I'm floored that any dog would eat it. You can have it compounded or encapsulated by a compounding pharmacy. Try wedgewoodpetrx.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorganKonaAlex Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 For Morgan I was buying Tylan powder and filling empty capsules with it. I bought the first batch of capsules from a local compounding pharmacy. Later I was buying the capsules on-line. I think it was Lambert Vet Supply but searching the website I'm not coming up with the correct keywords to find it. I just did a google for 'capsule 000'. Lots of hits. size 000 is what I used. From my notes, size 00 had a 1/4 teaspoon capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHanson12 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 My specialty vet is now prescribing Tylan for our senior girl, Molly, with chronic diarrhea issues (all diagnostic done except biopsy--will wait on that for now). Did you find any better sources/prices for Tylan/tylosine on the internet with an Rx than through your vet? The specialty vet wants to try Molly on the Tylan for only a week & if no improvement, biopsy &/or steroid therapy. Sounds like many of you use Tylan for an extended period--am I understanding this incorrectly? What do you Tylan users think about such a short duration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 If it's going to work, it should start working within that week. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHanson12 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 If it's going to work, it should start working within that week. Thanks, Batmom. Do you know if there is a reasonably priced internet resource for buying Tylan powder with the vet's Rx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Whereabouts are you? IIRC my vet charged just a couple bucks for a little container of Tylan powder. Maybe some other folks can weigh in on that. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHanson12 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Live in York, S Carolina which is upstate, approx 30 miles from Charlotte, NC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OPointyDog Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Yes, it's cheap here, too. I think we got a bottle of the powder (60 doses) for about $15. I'm in western NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixidoll Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 I give my whippet tylan powder since she has stomach problems for years. she is 15. I buy the capsules on amazon. there is a fast simple capsule filler little plastic thing that fills 50 to once. done is 10 minutes. Cost $10. Cheapest places is Tractor Supply Company or Amazon for the powder . Get both capsules and Tylan Powder in 1 purchase on amazon. Pop it into the back of the mouth and done. Try a few granules of it, it is ungodly awful !!!! Capsules are a life saver. No need for prescription for the tylan powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHanson12 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'm wanting to fill my own veggie capsules with the Tylan powder for Molly. Can anyone tell me what size capsule to buy that will hold approx 1/4 teaspoon? Is size 00 correct? MorganKonaAlex: how much powder did size 000 hold? Thanks for your help! For Morgan I was buying Tylan powder and filling empty capsules with it. I bought the first batch of capsules from a local compounding pharmacy. Later I was buying the capsules on-line. I think it was Lambert Vet Supply but searching the website I'm not coming up with the correct keywords to find it. I just did a google for 'capsule 000'. Lots of hits. size 000 is what I used. From my notes, size 00 had a 1/4 teaspoon capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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