Ruptured Ear Drum

Oh Goodness! The other day we noticed Carson's ear was draining, like draining quite a bit. I took him to the doctor & was told he had a ruptured ear drum. Poor guy! He has handled it like a champ, never really complaining about his ear. But, taking his medicine is another issue. He WILL NOT drink any sort of medicine. I can get him to take a chewable with lots of coaxing & patience. So he was prescribed a chewable antibiotic. Now we are 8 days & counting until we finish the medicine. It is such a struggle to get home to take it. Last night he got one down, but the second he refused to take. It took two hours & fifteen minutes to get him to take, chew & swallow it! It is so frustrating, but I am going to win this battle! It took him forever to take one this morning, he just let it linger in his mouth until it melted. In the meantime slobber oozing out along the way. Doug had suggested crushing up the pill & putting it in his chocolate milk. Last time we tried to put liquid in a drink all hell broke loose! But we were hoping the crushed pill would be different. Well....little man has no idea his fabulous tasting chocolate milk is spiked with his antibiotic. Woo Hoo! The next 8 days are going to be a breeze after all!!