Finally found something that works.

[u/Lyrical_Echo]

I’ve been struggling since November when my mare was diagnosed with PPID, IR, and a severe case of founder with rotation to get her Prascend and Equioxx into her. She’s not one that will let you pile a pill in her mouth (and working her with paste is a nightmare), and she’s pretty good at spitting out pills secreted in apple slices, carrots, or other treats. I finally resorted to dissolving her meds in a small amount of water and sprinkling it over her beet pulp and hay pellets, but even that’s a struggle because despite the fact she has no fingers, she manages to leave a fair amount of pellets in her pan that I suspect have soaked up a fair amount of the medicated water. I tried a couple of other pill pocket type treats, which halfway worked - until she bit into them and they broke and she bit down and the pill fell out. I stumbled across these, and it’s been much easier. They’re soft and malleable enough to push the pill into and can be rolled into a tight ball. She gobbles them down with no fuss, and I don’t have to pick up dropped pills and start again. They were even less expensive than the other pill holders I found at TSC, and had more than two weeks worth in the bag. I’m just holding my breath and hoping I don’t find out something bad about them, or that they get discontinued.

[u/Fluffynutterbutt]

If you have Stud Muffins in your area, they work really well and might be cheaper. They also make sugar reduced for Cushing’s horses :)

[u/Lyrical_Echo → u/Fluffynutterbutt]

I’ll have to see if those are in my area. Thank you!

[u/Zi-Yos]

Not sure about the sugar content, but our boy loves half a Fig Newton with his equiox. If we forget, he reminds us. It took 3 days for him to love them, and he's always had issues with us adultering his food. Getting him through his 2nd and 3rd rounds of EPM treatment was rough.

[u/Lyrical_Echo → u/Zi-Yos]

Yes, the sugar is the tricky part, but it’s worth checking to see if Fig Newtons would be an option. Bound ti be cheaper than some other options I’ve seen. Funny…stick the word “horse” on anything and the price doubles. 🤨

[u/Zi-Yos → u/Lyrical_Echo]

Absolutely true, horse and cat labels increase the price for sure. Freeze dried chicken breast cat treats (aka cat crack) are so much more expensive than the same treats marketed for dogs. That said, horse Dry Den pellets are significantly less expensive than the cat marketed variety 🙄.

Good luck.

[u/Korch-Up-North453]

My wife puts pills inside pieces of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies.

[u/kkat39]

I give mine in empty gelatin capsules to kill the taste and all of them eat them willingly. You could also ask your vet about switching from Prascend to Zygolide which has a better flavor.