Jorgensen Pet Piller

What can I say? worked great and it was cheap.

Quick takeaway: I can't imagine a situation where this would actually work. My cat takes half of a tiny pill on a regular basis. I bought this to replace a piller that I had purchased from our old vet's office, before we moved. That piller was never perfect, but I could usually get it to work by wrapping the pill half in a piece of pill pocket and stuffing it into the opening (which was too big to hold the pill half alone). Eventually it wore out, though. Looking for a new piller, I thought this one might actually be better than our old one because of the small opening. Finally, I thought, I can just put the pill half in without adding anything. Well, when I opened the package, I immediately had concerns. The plunger had sticky yellowish goo on it (probably from the manufacturing process), and the rubbery tip had excess material hanging off it. Nevertheless, I washed the whole thing and gave it a try. As of this writing, this product has worked on 0/4 attempts. The tiny pill half barely fits in the opening, and the plunger sticks so much when I try to give the pill that it makes a loud POP when I finally push it through. Even worse, though, is that the pill doesn't "shoot" out. It just sort of sticks to the rubbery tip and slowly falls off. I tried it once with the pill pocket trick, but then it was even worse. This product is awful. I don't know how it would work for anyone.

This is long enough to use easily for small pets. It is not as great for large dogs. The stick can be a little hard to get used to using. One hand on the stick, one opening the pet mouth, trying to move the plunger, it can be a bit awkward. Practice pressing the plunger before pilling your pet and you will get better at it. Be sure to land the pill in the very back of their throat. It might take two people, one to secure the pet and one to use the pill popper/open the mouth, etc. It would be even more useful if humans came with a third arm, but then we would not be able practice team building skills. This is a decently made tool, not really a long term use one, but I expect it to hold up for a few months of daily use. Good thing because the chihuahua rarely threatens bodily harm, but over pills, he does. I prefer to have my fingers as far from my teeth as possible while putting what is apparently a disgusting tasting pill down his throat. (Can't use food with this med!) Because he is very, very, VERY adept at moving a pill out of his mouth with his tongue and has more tongue strength than most body builders, this helps me get the pill right to the back of his throat.

These pillers are great to avoid having to shove my fingers into my cats' mouths to get them to swallow pills. They do tend to have varying lift spans (between 1 to 6 months) depending on how much your cat bites the tip and how much the silicon splits (over time). I have found that in 100% of the pillers the silicon will eventually start to tear and it reall vary on the specific unit. You can continuing using the piller after the silicon tears, but it can lead to a more common feeling of frustration with the entire process and it can cause the pills to fail to leave the piller upon depression of the plunger (this can happen in a non-torn piller, but it is significantly less likely to happen).

3 stars because it just won’t work on my dog. He still is able to spit the pill out. I’m sure it would work well on a dog that is more cooperative than mine. So the stars is not a reflection on the actual product.

Works as intended. The cat's opinion may vary.

As a pet owner, giving my dog medicine can be quite a challenge. When I came across the Jorgensen Pet Piller, I hoped it would make the process easier. Here’s my take after using it: [Pros]: Simple to use, effective plunger mechanism First, the good news—the Jorgensen Pet Piller does work. The concept is simple and straightforward, making it easy to understand how to use it. The plunger mechanism is effective in helping administer pills without having to manually force them into my dog's mouth. [Cons]: Rubber tip too small, pill often gets stuck, requires multiple attempts However, there's a notable downside. The rubber tip of the piller is so small that the pill often gets stuck. This means I have to attempt the process multiple times to get the pill into my dog's mouth, which defeats the purpose of using the piller in the first place. Each failed attempt adds to the stress for both me and my dog, making it more difficult to administer the full dose of medicine. In summary, while the Jorgensen Pet Piller has potential and works to an extent, the design flaw with the rubber tip needs improvement. For now, I can’t fully rely on it for smoothly giving my dog her medication in one go.

Don’t waste your money. This piller does not work. The pills will get stuck in the rubber area and go off to the side. If it’s a larger piece of pill, it will break the pill. It’s poorly made and you would be better off throwing your $4 in the trash then wasting the time of buying this. Made a challenging situation of pilling my sick cat even worse.

Best on the market.

This was very disappointing. I bought to replace my old Veterinary medicine piller, looked the same. The mechanics of this one do not push the pill out...very poor design.

I have a 3Kg cat that is an alligator to pill. She is CKD and needs her pepcid EOD. Made the task way easier,

Fine for smaller pills but cannot handle anything very large.

I don’t know how to explain this well, but it doesn’t shoot the pill out. Maybe mine is faulty. There was a glue like substance in the inside tube part. I washed it out, but it doesn’t work. When you push on it there’s no pop on the end that shoots the pill out.