Hey puppies,

It sounds like your little man hasn't been getting a consistent enough dose for it to work. And I found that the suspension just didn't work at all. We tried that first and then our paed said just to take the tablets and dissolve them in water. He doesn't rate the suspensions at all as they are mixed with things that sometimes take the effectiveness away from the losec.

Also, losec is an accumulative medication, not really for symptomatic relief - so giving it to help before bed won't do any good as it takes a few days (took a couple of weeks for us) to work. What you might want to try for on the spot symptomatic relief is infant gaviscon. That does help somewhat.

What I do is mix the tablet on a soup spoon in a teaspoons worth of water, give it a few minutes to properly dissolve and then just transfer it back onto the teaspoon and give it to missy that way. I put the spoon to the back of her tongue and she swallows it that way. It's important NOT to crush the tablet as when it dissolves there are tiny little beads that are what helps to neutralise the stomach acid.

How long has he been on it so far? Does he take medications ok? Losec is ok to mix with a little orange juice or milk too so maybe try it in a small amount of that if he doesn't take it in the water?
Huge hugs, it isn't nice to see our little people in pain.
Sue xxx