My dog had knee surgery Tuesday. She has 4 medications to take everyday. 3 are not chewable. She is allergic to wheat, which is a primary ingredient in pill pockets.
I made my own using peanut butter, homemade oat flour, and pumpkin puree. But I need something more shelf stable, so I replaced the pumpkin puree with liver powder. The new version is very sticky, and not pliable like store bought pill pockets. So when I roll them out into balls, over a short period of time they coalesce back into one giant glob.
Looking for ideas for an add in that will help me get them less sticky.
For those unfamiliar with pill pockets.
My first batch of homemade
Dog tax
Edit: while I appreciate how everyone is giving their dogs pills (except you mouth stuffers, give the pupper a damn treat), I am really looking for ways to perfect my pill pocket recipe.
instead of oat flower or in addition to, try tapioca flour. I think tapioca flower has that slippery quality that would work really well to eliminate the tackiness in your recipe. it is what boba balls are made of after all and they go down pretty smooth. its shelf stable as well.
its the best idea I’ve got. here are my other ideas anyway.
gluten free instant potato flakes
pectin
im also allergic to wheat and I like to cook and eat tasty things
Glad to have someone who is GF chime in. I will try some tapioca flour in the next batch.