"Veterinary Flavor Suggestions" - James E. Paoletti, RPh

Exotic and Zoo Animals

Animal	Comment	Flavor
Elephant	Flavor and inject suspension into a favorite food; neutralize the bitterness, use lots of stevia if needed; they need to avoid shots, which easily cause abscesses. Check what the handler is able to do. Can he / she shoot the liquid into the mouth? Options: Put nonbitter liquid on bread, cover with vegetables.	Apple, apple / peanut butter, cantaloupe, watermelon, raspberry They differ in what they like - check with handler. Some things that have worked: cantaloupe, pumpkin, orange, chewing tobacco.
Primates	Hide the bitterness and numerous flavors will work.	Banana, raspberry, apricot, orange, peach, chocolate
Colobus Monkey		Carrot, sweet potato, leafy vegetables (spinach, lettuce), banana, apple
Baby Brush Monkey		Banana, apple, carrot
Ostrich	They are attracted to bright colors, especially green.	Strawberry, raspberry, tutti-frutti
Chinchillas		Banana, tutti-frutti
Armadillo		Canned dog food, bacon
Orangutan		Apricot nectar
Zebra		Apple, apple / caramel
Bears		Honey, licorice
Tigers, Lions	Don't get too close.	Chicken, liver, beef, turkey, bacon, meats (preferably fresh kill or live)
Coyotes		Watermelon, meat flavors
Rhinoceros		Apple
Sea Lions	Captive (inland) sea lions need sodium chloride supplementation.	Put into a fish.

Farm Animals

Animal	Comment	Flavor
Equine	Horses need large amounts in reasonable volumes; use thick suspensions or pastes.	Apple, apple / caramel, caramel, cherry, sweets, butterscotch, molasses, honey, alfalfa, clover, maple
Cattle		Eggnog, anise, anise / licorice, alfalfa, maple, molasses, honey, clover
Poultry		Vanilla, butternut, watermelon, cantaloupe, milk, corn
Emu	They are attracted to bright colors, especially yellow.	Cantaloupe, watermelon, kiwi, honey dew, strawberry, tutti-frutti
Swine	Try mixing the drug with peanut butter and roll it in corn flakes.	Anisette, cherry, anise, sarsaparilla, licorice, peanut butter, honey
Goat	It is not true that they will eat anything.	Molasses, honey, apple, caramel, cherry

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding - Vol.3 No.3 May / June 1999

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