Swallowing a medicine for your dog can be complicated, especially if the tablet in question is not made to be palatable! There are also liquid drugs to be given to the pipette or drops, or in the form of paste, not necessarily easier to administer depending on the dog's reluctance.
In any case, keeping calm is the best attitude to have without forgetting to reward after giving the treatment. Here are some tips to make your job easier.
Camouflage the drug in food
More and more dog tablets are available in appetite version, that is to say that they have a pleasant smell and taste for the animal which greatly facilitates their administration. If you're lucky enough, just present the tablet directly to your dog or a handful of kibbles. On the other hand, if it is a classic medicine it could give you a hard time: it is then necessary to be smarter than him in order to thwart his formidable sense of smell!
The most effective technique is to hide the tablet in a piece of meat, cheese, a patty dumpling, or even better, in its favorite dish. The dog is a very greedy animal that will fall into the panel most of the time, at least until he has the opportunity to sort; thus, concealing the drug in a bowl of kibble will not generally work. Another trick is to grind the seal and mix the resulting powder with food.
Administer a tablet or capsule by hand
This is the method practiced by veterinarians, easy to implement once the gesture is mastered. It involves swallowing the drug directly and causing swallowing, by making it fall into the throat or by placing it on the back of the tongue. Beware however of false roads, the dog could choke or make you believe that he swallowed to spit as soon as you have your back turned!
For this reason, hold his muzzle up during the operation, slowly open the lower jaw with the other hand (a pressure on the commissures helps open the mouth), place the tablet at the bottom of the throat and close the mouth while keeping it closed, always muzzle up. Gently massage the throat to trigger swallowing. As soon as he seems to have swallowed, check inside the mouth if the pill is not in a corner and keep an eye on the little clever to make sure it does not spit in the minutes that follow! Note that help from a third party may be helpful to maintain during the operation.
Administer a liquid or dropside medication
If some medications are pipetted, it may also be a last resort for dogs who are more reluctant to swallow a tablet: ask your veterinarian to prescribe the liquid version of the treatment if it exists. Otherwise, simply reduce it to powder and dissolve it in a little water before administering it with a clean pipette or a needle-less syringe. Aspirate the mixture with the syringe and, as for the administration of a tablet, hold the head of the dog back and slide the tip at the corner of the lips.
By feeling the liquid falling in your throat, your dog should swallow automatically; keep your muzzle up while massaging your throat to encourage it to swallow properly. For a treatment in drops, the procedure is the same but you will have to open the mouth in large and aim at the back of the tongue. You can also mix the drug liquid or drops in its diet, but some dogs sulk their bowl if they detect the presence of the product!
Administer a paste medicine
Paste treatments are generally designed to be palatable and thus swallowed spontaneously by the dog. Packaged in a large graduated syringe that allows dosing, these drugs are to give directly into the mouth by sliding the tip to the corner of the lips behind the molars. Gradually push the piston so that it swallows the product little by little. You can also try to present him the dough in his bowl mixed with a little food.
In any case, keeping calm is the best attitude to have without forgetting to reward after giving the treatment. Here are some tips to make your job easier.
Camouflage the drug in food
More and more dog tablets are available in appetite version, that is to say that they have a pleasant smell and taste for the animal which greatly facilitates their administration. If you're lucky enough, just present the tablet directly to your dog or a handful of kibbles. On the other hand, if it is a classic medicine it could give you a hard time: it is then necessary to be smarter than him in order to thwart his formidable sense of smell!
The most effective technique is to hide the tablet in a piece of meat, cheese, a patty dumpling, or even better, in its favorite dish. The dog is a very greedy animal that will fall into the panel most of the time, at least until he has the opportunity to sort; thus, concealing the drug in a bowl of kibble will not generally work. Another trick is to grind the seal and mix the resulting powder with food.
Administer a tablet or capsule by hand
This is the method practiced by veterinarians, easy to implement once the gesture is mastered. It involves swallowing the drug directly and causing swallowing, by making it fall into the throat or by placing it on the back of the tongue. Beware however of false roads, the dog could choke or make you believe that he swallowed to spit as soon as you have your back turned!
For this reason, hold his muzzle up during the operation, slowly open the lower jaw with the other hand (a pressure on the commissures helps open the mouth), place the tablet at the bottom of the throat and close the mouth while keeping it closed, always muzzle up. Gently massage the throat to trigger swallowing. As soon as he seems to have swallowed, check inside the mouth if the pill is not in a corner and keep an eye on the little clever to make sure it does not spit in the minutes that follow! Note that help from a third party may be helpful to maintain during the operation.
Administer a liquid or dropside medication
If some medications are pipetted, it may also be a last resort for dogs who are more reluctant to swallow a tablet: ask your veterinarian to prescribe the liquid version of the treatment if it exists. Otherwise, simply reduce it to powder and dissolve it in a little water before administering it with a clean pipette or a needle-less syringe. Aspirate the mixture with the syringe and, as for the administration of a tablet, hold the head of the dog back and slide the tip at the corner of the lips.
By feeling the liquid falling in your throat, your dog should swallow automatically; keep your muzzle up while massaging your throat to encourage it to swallow properly. For a treatment in drops, the procedure is the same but you will have to open the mouth in large and aim at the back of the tongue. You can also mix the drug liquid or drops in its diet, but some dogs sulk their bowl if they detect the presence of the product!
Administer a paste medicine
Paste treatments are generally designed to be palatable and thus swallowed spontaneously by the dog. Packaged in a large graduated syringe that allows dosing, these drugs are to give directly into the mouth by sliding the tip to the corner of the lips behind the molars. Gradually push the piston so that it swallows the product little by little. You can also try to present him the dough in his bowl mixed with a little food.
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