biscuit got a cut on the roof of his mouth a while back, which, with antibiotics, has ot gotten infected but instead actually formed a small hole in his palate. i am having a scrip for carafate filled as i type this, but am wondering how i should actually administer it... the 1 gram pills are supposed to be divided into 8ths, which is going to be a trick to begin with. should i just make a paste out of the prescribed amount and actually spread it on the roof of his mouth, or make a suspension out of it and just give it to him by syringe, or try to get actual solid pieces into him or what? from what i understand, caafate works by coating the lining of the stomach/GI tract, but i don't quite know how this will happen in his mouth if he swallows the stuff... if i make a suspension in water, at least i'll be able to get the dosage right fairly easily. ideas? with this hole in his palate, he's not eating at ALL unless i absolutely force him to. before i can work on anything else with him, i've got to get him eating again. -kat- ===== ,',', __ \ `'`,/ \ ()o=; `'`','`/ . \/ / ( / \" / \(_ \(_ ferrets may nip, but people just suck. [Posted in FML issue 3519]