Greenies Pill Pockets for Cats, Chicken, 1.6 ounce

by Greenies

Product Features

• Contains probiotics for intestinal health.
• Eliminates the need to force a pill down pet’s throat or wrap it in fattening table food.
• Patented design accepts all standard size medications.
• Softness of this unique formula allows the end of the pocket to be pinched closed holding the medicine until swallowed.
• Made from high quality nutritionally beneficial ingredients. Your cat will love taking medication in Pill Pockets.
• A healthier alternative to foods pet owners often use to give medication such as cheese, peanut butter or hot dogs
• Makes giving medicine a treat.
• Money-back guarantee
• The #1 vet-recommended choice for giving pills

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 1.5 x 7.2 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001FSJCPK
• Item model number: 20956
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (113 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #1 in Pet Supplies > Cats > Treats > Snacks

Product Description

Pill Pockets for Cat Chicken 1.6 oz Pouch

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed results, and some tips, January 10, 2007

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Joel Tesler (Silicon Valley CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I have three older cats who take arthritis pills. One also takes a thyroid pill. I decided to try the pill pockets. For the first month or so, they all loved them, and they made it easy to give the pills. However, after three months:

One cat still loves them. I have to watch her carefully or she will steal the pills from the others.

One cat has figured out how to eat around the pill.

One cat sometimes takes them, but at other times just sniffs the pocket and skips it.

I have figured out a few tricks that help:

There are two types of pockets for cats: chicken and salmon. The chicken is slightly larger and more pliable and works better with larger pills. However, I think that the cats find the salmon tastier.

Get another cat treat and stick it to the side of the pill pocket. Then place the pocket so the treat faces down. My finicky cat is much more likely to eat the whole thing that way.

The pill pocket still helps with the cat who eats around it. After she eats the pill pocket, it is easier to shove the pill down her throat. She is more likely to swallow it instead of spitting it out if it tastes of pill pocket.

If you have two pills, try to fit them both in one pocket. Giving the cat fewer pockets will make it seem more of a treat.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes life easier but a word of caution, September 18, 2007

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Dr D - See all my reviews

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So glad I got these. My cat is on a motility agent and I dreaded giving him the pills remembering the nightmare it was last year when I had to give him antibiotics for a month. With these it's no sweat. He gobbles it up. So much so that he begs for them. Today I got home and he'd managed to get the whole bag off the shelf he normally doesn't reach and tore up the bag and ate them all (more than 30 of them were left). I cringed at the thought of what would have happened if I'd decided to prefill the pockets with the meds. It would have been a tragedy - he would have overdosed and died. Thank goodness I had the instinct not to do that. So word of advice is do never prefill the treats in bulk. No matter how safe you think your storage place is.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When it comes to pets...we owners will try everything..., March 18, 2005

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pinkish1 - See all my reviews

...and I did. My cat was diagnosed with asthma and it was then that it became necessary to pill him daily. He was feral his first year of life so pilling has always been impossible, especially since I have no one to help me with the whole process. Thanks to pill pockets, I have kept him alive and his asthma under control by myself, without adding to his condition due to stress (a common asthma trigger) from forced pilling. I've heard that some cats don't go for these treats, but my two boys gobble them up, pill and all. I'm not sure what I would have tried next if these hadn't worked. If you've had trouble pilling and you've run out of ideas, they are definitely worth a shot. Of course, if your cat is super smart and knows how to spit out pills, the treats, in and of themselves, are still great snacks!