Gellies FAQ: making it easier to give medicine to your cat or dog

Gellies is a pill pocket paste for cats and dogs designed to make giving a tablet or capsule easier.

Take a small amount of paste, wrap it completely around the medicine and offer the small bite to your pet.

The malleable texture adapts to different medicine shapes and sizes, while the appetising taste can make the experience more attractive.

A pill pocket helps hide medicine inside an appetising bite.

This can be useful for cats and dogs that find tablets in wet food, eat around them, spit them out or become wary when medicine is given directly.

With a malleable paste such as Gellies, the medicine can be fully covered instead of simply mixed into a meal.

Gellies works as a coating around the medicine.

The paste surrounds the tablet or capsule and helps mask its taste and smell. The bite can then be offered like a treat.

Gellies does not alter the medicine and contains no active pharmaceutical ingredient.

Gellies was developed specifically for giving tablets and capsules.

Its texture lets you:

• adjust the amount of paste to the size of the medicine;
• fully wrap the tablet;
• make a small bite that is easy to offer;
• use only what you need;
• keep the pouch for several months after opening.

Instead of hiding a tablet somewhere in a whole bowl of food, Gellies lets you prepare one small bite dedicated to the medicine.

Gellies is a complementary food for pets.

It is not a medicine and does not replace the treatment prescribed or recommended by your vet.

Its role is simply to help make giving medicine easier.

It is very simple:

1. Take a small amount of Gellies.
2. Place the tablet in the centre.
3. Close the paste around the medicine so it is fully covered.
4. Offer the bite to your cat or dog.

Tip: make the bite small enough for your pet to eat comfortably.

You do not need to use a whole portion every time.

Simply take enough paste to cover the medicine completely.

A small tablet needs very little paste, while a large capsule may need slightly more.

This is one of the benefits of a malleable paste: you can adapt every bite to the medicine.

If part of the tablet is exposed, your pet can come into direct contact with its taste or smell more easily.

To make the most of a pill pocket, we therefore recommend closing Gellies all the way around the medicine before offering it.

Yes.

With cautious pets, offering a small bite without medicine from time to time can help prevent Gellies from being associated only with treatment.

You can also offer one empty bite first, followed by a bite containing the medicine.

It is not essential, but it can be a good idea.

For a cat or dog that is cautious with new foods, start with a very small bite of Gellies on its own.

Once your pet has discovered and accepted it, you can try the same thing with the medicine inside.

If your cat spits out medicine or detects it in food, you can try wrapping it completely in an appetising pill pocket paste.

With Gellies:

1. optionally give a small bite without medicine first;
2. fully wrap the tablet in a second bite;
3. offer it like a treat.

The aim is to avoid direct contact with the taste or smell of the medicine.

Every cat has its own preferences, so no method can guarantee acceptance, but wrapping gives you another way to offer medicine besides direct administration.

Some cats are very good at eating around a tablet and spitting the medicine back out.

Try to:

• cover the entire surface of the tablet;
• make a relatively small bite;
• offer a bite without medicine first;
• avoid handling the bite too much once the medicine is inside.

Gellies has a soft texture that lets you form the bite around the medicine rather than simply hiding it in another food.

Yes, this is one of the uses Gellies was designed for.

When a tablet is mixed into a whole bowl, some cats notice something unusual and may refuse the entire meal.

With Gellies, the medicine goes into one small separate bite, so you do not need to mix it into all the food.

If your cat’s dewormer can be given with food, it can be wrapped in a small amount of Gellies to help mask its taste and smell.

Always check the product instructions or your vet’s advice before changing how it is administered.

The Gellies recipe intended for cats is Chicken & Catnip.

It was developed with a malleable texture and an appetising profile suited to use as a pill pocket.

For a dog that refuses or spits out a tablet, you can wrap it completely in a small amount of Gellies.

The paste forms an appetising bite around the medicine that you can offer directly.

For especially watchful dogs, offering a small bite without medicine first and then the bite containing the tablet can also help.

Make the bite small and compact, while covering the medicine completely.

A malleable paste can be pressed directly around the tablet, limiting the gaps that make it easy for a dog to separate the medicine from the bite.

Yes.

The amount of Gellies mainly depends on the size of the medicine, not the size of the dog.

You can adjust the bite and use only the amount of paste needed to cover the tablet or capsule.

If the dewormer can be given with a small amount of food, you can wrap it in Gellies before offering it to your dog.

As with any medicine, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and your vet’s advice.

The Gellies recipe intended for dogs is Chicken & Cheddar.

It combines a texture that is easy to shape around medicine with a flavour developed for dogs.

Yes. Gellies was designed mainly to wrap tablets.

Simply adjust the amount of paste to their size.

Yes, when the capsule can be given with food.

The paste can be shaped around a capsule in the same way as around a tablet.

Gellies can be used as a coating when the medicine can be given with a small amount of food.

Some medicines must be taken on an empty stomach or under specific conditions.

Always follow your vet’s instructions and the medicine’s instructions.

Do not do this without checking that the medicine can be crushed.

Some tablets have a coating or modified-release system and must be swallowed whole.

When possible, Gellies lets you wrap the whole tablet without crushing it.

Only if the medicine can be split.

Some tablets are designed to be divided, while others are not.

If in doubt, check the leaflet or ask your vet.

Not always.

Some capsules must remain intact. If you do not know whether your pet’s capsule can be opened, ask your vet.

Gellies can accompany regular treatment when it suits the pet’s diet and the medicine can be given with food.

Being able to take only a small amount each time and keep the pouch for a long period is particularly practical for regular doses.

Yes, under the same conditions.

For a pet on long-term treatment or a specific veterinary diet, it is still best to check with your vet that Gellies is compatible with the diet.

Gellies was developed with particular attention to palatability, because the bite must first make your pet want to eat it.

The cat recipe is Chicken & Catnip and the dog recipe is Chicken & Cheddar.

However, pets do not all have the same preferences. As with any food or treat, some cats and dogs may be fussier than others.

Do not force it.

Offer a very small bite without medicine and try again at another time if needed.

With a very cautious pet, introducing Gellies as a treat before using it for medicine may be preferable.

That is exactly what the product is intended to do.

Instead of placing a tablet directly into your pet’s mouth or searching for it at the bottom of a bowl, Gellies lets you offer the medicine in a small appetising bite.

For many owners, having a simple method to try can make the daily routine more practical.

Yes, if the medicine can be given with food.

The problem is that some pets find the tablet, leave it in the bowl or refuse part of the meal.

Gellies lets you prepare one small bite with only the amount of paste needed, without mixing the medicine into the whole bowl.

Some owners use cheese to hide medicine.

However, not every human food is suitable for every pet or diet.

Gellies is a complementary food made specifically for cats and dogs, with a texture designed to be shaped directly around a tablet.

A regular treat is made to be eaten, but not necessarily to hide medicine.

Gellies is malleable. You can open the paste, place the tablet in the middle and close it completely around the medicine.

This lets you adapt each bite to the shape of the medicine.

A treat with a cavity usually has a fixed size.

With a pill pocket paste such as Gellies, you choose the amount and shape it around medicines of different sizes.

This can also help you use less product for small tablets.

The ingredients vary by recipe.

Gellies combines ingredients of animal and plant origin to achieve the texture, taste and characteristics needed for a pill pocket paste.

The complete ingredient list, analytical constituents and additives are available on each product page and on the packaging.

Yes, the current Gellies recipes contain chicken-derived ingredients.

If your cat or dog has a known or suspected allergy or intolerance, always check the full ingredients before use.

Yes. The current recipes include wheat flour and maize starch, among other ingredients.

The complete composition is available on the packaging and product page.

It depends on the allergy.

If your pet has a known food allergy or intolerance or is on an elimination diet, check the complete ingredients and ask your vet before use.

It depends on the diet your pet is following.

Even though only a small amount of paste is usually needed to wrap a tablet, some veterinary diets require strict control of all food intake.

In that situation, your vet is best placed to advise you.

No.

Gellies is a complementary food used in small amounts and does not replace a complete and balanced diet for your cat or dog.

Gellies has a long shelf life.

An unopened pouch can be kept for up to 12 months, within the best-before date shown on the packaging.

After opening, we recommend using the pouch within 5 months.

This is practical when your pet only needs medicine occasionally.

No.

Keep Gellies at room temperature in a dry place away from excessive heat.

Simply make sure to reseal the pouch after each use.

Not every pet takes medicine every day.

A product that stays usable for several months after opening means you can keep Gellies available when needed without having to finish the pouch quickly.

Gellies is made in Belgium.

The brand was created to offer a simple, practical solution to a common challenge for cat and dog owners: getting a pet to take a tablet.

Gellies is currently distributed through more than 200 veterinary practices in Belgium, as well as specialist partners.

This does not mean Gellies replaces veterinary advice: your vet remains the right person for questions about your pet’s medicine and treatment.

No.

Gellies contains no treatment or active ingredient. You place your pet’s prescribed medicine into the paste when you use it.

Gellies can be ordered directly from the official store at mygellies.com.

The brand is also available from vets and specialist partners.

For a cat, choose Gellies Chicken & Catnip.

The pouch contains around 20 bites of pill pocket paste; the actual number of uses depends on the size of the medicine.

For a dog, choose Gellies Chicken & Cheddar.

The paste can be portioned and shaped according to the size of the tablet or capsule.

Current pouches correspond to around 20 bites, but the actual number of uses depends on how much paste is needed to wrap each medicine.

A small tablet may need only a little paste, while a large capsule may require more.