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Ooof! That's a lot. I wonder what happened to his poor pancreas. I forget. How is he doing these days? Is he eating well again? Any butt and gut symptoms? Has the weight loss stopped?
Of those medicines, the prednisilone is probably the most important to ensure 100% compliance. I would definitely recommend getting that one compounded either to a flavored liquid or a transdermal gel. I found the transdermal to be extremely easy with Krista. Though the dosing pen clicked and she knew what that click meant, I still preceded her dinner with her dose. No dose, no dinner. She grew to tolerate the dose to get to the dinner. B-12 is easy to learn how to do it yourself. Ask the vet to sell you the bottle and the supplies (needles, syringes, and sharps disposal.) Doing it yourself will save you and Roo many trips and much $$$. You can search YouTube to see how it's done. It's best to distract him with food while you give the shot. Do it right and he'll never notice. Do it wrong and you'll learn for the next time. I don't have experience with tylosin or pancreazyme. I think these are both flavorless powders that should mix into wet food or baby food easy enough.
You can look into compounding here:
Veterinary Pharmacy
Have the vet call in the prescription once you've decided the form you want.
Of those medicines, the prednisilone is probably the most important to ensure 100% compliance. I would definitely recommend getting that one compounded either to a flavored liquid or a transdermal gel. I found the transdermal to be extremely easy with Krista. Though the dosing pen clicked and she knew what that click meant, I still preceded her dinner with her dose. No dose, no dinner. She grew to tolerate the dose to get to the dinner. B-12 is easy to learn how to do it yourself. Ask the vet to sell you the bottle and the supplies (needles, syringes, and sharps disposal.) Doing it yourself will save you and Roo many trips and much $$$. You can search YouTube to see how it's done. It's best to distract him with food while you give the shot. Do it right and he'll never notice. Do it wrong and you'll learn for the next time. I don't have experience with tylosin or pancreazyme. I think these are both flavorless powders that should mix into wet food or baby food easy enough.
You can look into compounding here:
Veterinary Pharmacy
Have the vet call in the prescription once you've decided the form you want.