TOMLYN Pill-Masker Original Bacon-Flavored Paste for Dogs & Cats, 4oz

This stuff is made, I'm convinced, of actual magic. I have an incredibly picky dog who also has to have daily medication. It's been a pain trying to figure that out for years. I tried a lot of things--peanut butter, cheese, her dog food, treats, the pill pockets, etc, and every option I ever tried either resulted in her refusing to eat it at all, or being inconsistent on whether she would eat it on a daily basis. I had to throw out meds here and there over the years because the pills would end up disintegrating in the peanut butter or whatever else I was using, before I could get her to eat it because she would let it sit there for hours. It also meant I couldn't be sure she was getting her needed medication every day. And it was a pain whenever I needed to have someone else watch her, because I had to come up with a complicated system of covering the pills and I couldn't do it ahead of time because the pills would disintegrate and she wouldn't eat it, but to ask people to do the system and have her still refuse to eat it was a big pain. Considering her medication is related to severe separation anxiety that has resulted in her injuring herself in the past, it was especially a problem if she wouldn't consistently have her medication when I wasn't around to keep trying when I was home before/after work. Added to all this, I have one of the few dogs that is apparently allergic to chicken(?), so I can't buy her anything with chicken or chicken byproducts in it. Which, if you've ever read ingredients on dog food and treats, is almost everything. Then, one day, I saw the Tomlyn pill-masker at a pet store near me and I figured, what the hell. I'll give it a try. And I'm so glad I did! This stuff is frickin AMAZING! She literally, not once in the 2-3 years I've been using this, has EVER refused to take anything that was wrapped in this. Because it's a substance I can cut/tear pieces off, I can use it to mask any size of item I need. I've offered her chewable tablets for short-term meds for her before that's supposed to be something a dog will eat straight and she won't touch it; I go and put even a super thin layer of the Tomlyn pill masker on it and give it back to her and she eats it immediately. Even the time or two where I made too big of a pill ball for her and she couldn't easily eat it because of teeth issues, if I tear it into smaller pieces she has zero problems eating it. In previous configurations I tried, if she started to eat it and it fell open and she could smell or see the meds inside, she would refuse to eat more of it even if I tried covering the edges with whatever I was using (like peanut butter or etc) -- but with this stuff, the few times she's seen what's inside I just put a bit more of the Tomlyn pill masker over the edge and she had no problems downing it. Also, because of the consistency of this pill masker, it is sooooo easy to bring traveling with her--I can just cut off a chunk, throw it in a baggy or a sealed bottle, and I'm good to go. It also is super easy to explain to people watching her when I'm on vacation; it's really easy to understand that all they have to do is tear off a piece and cover the meds and she'll eat it. I genuinely do not know what I would do without this. I was getting to a point where I was running out of realistic options for giving her medication before I found this. This has made my morning routine with my dog approximately 1000 times faster and simpler and less stressful, as well as those occasions when she has specialty meds from a vet visit (like now, when she had minor surgery and I have to give her pain meds, etc, in addition to her other medication). I honestly feel like by now it would be getting near impossible to deal with her pickiness in trying to give her medication, if it weren't for this product. The biggest issue I have is so few pet stores carry this; it was only the one store where I ever found it, and then they stopped carrying it. I freaked out until I realized I could find it online -- and it's even an add-on item at the moment for Amazon! If you ask me, this product is ridiculously amazing, and it's 100% worth the price. If you have a picky eater of a dog and if you need to make sure you can consistently give them their meds, I really recommend you try this out. If your dog is anything like mine, your only regret will be not having found this sooner.

I have a hyperthyroid cat who needs medicine everyday, and she wouldn’t always take the pill pockets. I’m glad I tried this, she loves it and will often swat at me for more. I started having to give my other cats some too because they would always bother me for some around pill time. I’ll be buying again.

I’m convinced my Chihuahua could teach a masterclass on how to detect medication hidden in food. Over the years I’ve tried what feels like every trick known to humankind: cheese, peanut butter, hot dogs, pill pockets, deli meat, crushing pills, hiding them in wet food, bribery, bargaining, dramatic sighing, and even pretending to eat the treat myself like it’s some kind of culinary treasure. My dog spotted every single attempt like a tiny four-legged detective and would surgically remove the pill from whatever I hid it in. Then I found Tomlyn Pill-Masker. I rolled a small ball, tucked the pill inside, and braced myself for the usual suspicious sniff and rejection. Instead, my dog inhaled it like it was the greatest delicacy ever created. No hesitation, no pill excavation, no dramatic spit-out across the room. Just gone. I honestly don’t know what wizardry is in this paste, but it works. The texture is perfect for molding around pills, it sticks well, and apparently the flavor passes the very strict Chihuahua taste test. If you have a stubborn, suspicious, or theatrically picky dog who treats medication time like a battle of wills, this stuff might save your sanity. It certainly saved mine. Medication time in my house went from a daily strategic operation to a 5-second non-event. Whoever invented this deserves a medal.

I have to give my dog, who has had two leg surgeries and major arthritis in both his knees, five pills in the morning and five pills in the evening and if pain is horrible two pills in the afternoon. Tomlin's is one of the best pill wraps that I found. My dog does not eat them like a treat (well my other dog does. She thinks the pill wrap is a treat and loves it) I literally use this just to keep his pills together so I can put them down his throat all at once. Now with that being said this product is great because it is way less greasy than other products. It makes everything more manageable and cleaner for me. We are on a subscription where a two pack of these comes every 2 months. Now lately our product has either come late, not at all because they're out of stock, arrive with no lid at all or the top aluminum foil seal was not sealed flat and had a wrinkle in it which then would let air in and I would be given a big old hard rock of pill paste. I just noticed when I ordered just now a single jar because my last subscription didn't come because they were out of stock that the advertisement says that it does not dry out. This is false. If you do not put that aluminum sealant flat back down when putting on the cover it will dry out. Even with the cover tightly secured. There is no way to fix it once it is dried out. I have put a slightly moist piece of paper towel in there just so it could suck up some of the moisture and that literally turns it into a gross sticky dumpling feel. Now with all this being said, yes the product is not RETURNABLE, however it is still REFUNDABLE or REPLACEABLE. All Tomlin and Amazon are saying is that once the product is damaged they do not want it back, but they will replace the damage product or refund you the money. Unfortunately these last few months I know this first hand because of all the issues that I've had. I did have to buy a container of a competitor's product when they were out of stock and couldn't replace the damaged item that they sent me. Even though my one dog who thinks that pill wrap is a treat still liked the flavor, I did not like the greasy feel of it. It was virtually impossible once I got a Gob of the pill paste in my hand to pick up the capsule needed to put in it because my hands were so greasy. Now with all that being said I am still a Tomlin customer and will be in hopes that it was just a bad few months and they fixed their problems.

My dog has to take one pill and capsule for an enlarged heart. This bacon masked it for awhile just as every other product we tried he is always finding the medication, it works for maybe a week. It's a very good product and easy to use

Love this product. Perfect for the purpose

My dog loves this stuff. He is on meds morning and night, he never hesitates to take them. It's nice that you can select how much you need to use.

So glad I found this product. Makes giving my cat pills so easy.

Having read the reviews I thought my cat will eat this to take her pills… oh how I was wrong. She sniffed it and turned her back and walked away. One fussy and expensive cat. £32 of putty that will never get eaten 😩