Hi all- I want to thank everyone for responding to me on the bad tasting medicine issue, both privately and on the FML. On Saturday when I gave Snape his first daily dose of the nasty stuff, he managed to claw his mouth so bad that he was bleeding. I managed to calm him down and gave him mush to eat later as I was afraid that hard food would hurt too much to eat. I called the vet's office immediately, and told the vet tech about the situation, and that he was getting SO upset that his nose was cherry red. She promised to talk to the doctor, and said that for now, I could take him off the stuff. I told her that I would be willing to learn to give an injectable if necessary, because that would be less stress on him. At that point, I figured that since IBD is made worse by stress, that the trauma caused by dosing him was causing more harm than the medicine could possibly be helping him. The vet got back to me yesterday, and said that since he was eating his bland diet well, and still taking the Pred and Carafate for me that he could be taken off of that medication. He's doing much better; his IBD seems to be settling down--no more rumbling sounds coming from his abdomen, he seems less bloated, and he is happily eating regularly. Thanks again for caring enough to give me advice and ideas. I will no doubt need them in the future. Melody P.S. Modesty has been diagnosed with lymphoma and a swollen liver. She is on medication that is helping give her some quality time with us. One of the meds she really doesn't like, but she will take it under protest......the protest involves sharing bodily fluids. I've learned to put a towel under her when I give her the Denosyl, and dose her BEFORE changing into my work clothes! LOL :-D [Posted in FML issue 4671]