Pay attention to these points when giving medicine to dogs

1. It is not feasible to hide pills in dog food, unless you are a bulldozer-type dog that eats voraciously. However, hiding the pills in a meat-like can is much more effective.
2. Unless there are special tablets, do not try to mash or cut the tablets into small pieces before feeding them, because the chopped medicine will make the entire can taste bad.
3. You can also wrap the pills with ham sausage or cheese slices and feed them to the dog, which is suitable for smaller pills. If the tablet is large, cut it into pieces and wrap the pieces separately with some extra ham sausage. You can also buy special medicine-feeding snacks. These snacks are very fragrant and have special openings for inserting tablets, making them very convenient to use.
4. The dog is more likely to devour food when it is hungry. In other words, you need to starve it before giving it medicine.
If the dog is too shrewd and cannot be deceived, he will have to resort to bullying. At this time, you should pay attention to using the correct technique so that it can be done quickly and effectively without choking and the dog will not resist.

If you are feeding tablets or capsules

1. Choose when the dog is calm and the owner pretends to hold the medicine casually. Just like you would normally play with a dog, go up to the dog and pet it. It is impossible for a dog to resist such a touch.
2. When the dog is relaxed, the owner holds the pill tightly with one hand and locks the lower jaw. With the other hand, open the dog's upper jaw upwards, let the dog lie up and open its mouth, and put the pill on the dog's back. The base of the dog's tongue. Be sure to place the tablet as far into the center of your mouth as your fingers can reach. Because the dog will actively want to vomit the pills and put them deep in the mouth, making it even more difficult to spit them out.
3. Then hold the dog's mouth tightly with both hands, wait for a while, and do not let go even if the dog struggles. As long as you hold the dog's mouth to prevent it from opening its mouth, it will usually swallow it.
4. If possible, hold the dog's mouth with one hand and stroke the throat downward with the other hand to help it swallow.
5. When the dog sticks out its tongue and licks its nose, it means that it has swallowed the pill and you can let go.
6. The medicine feeder is a special device for feeding medicine to pets. It looks like a syringe. To use, clip the tablets into the feeder. The owner opens the dog's mouth and uses the medicine feeder to easily penetrate deep into the dog's mouth and "punch" the pill into the throat.
7. At this time, the dog is often a little aggrieved. You might as well comfort it, but don’t go too far. If you are not skilled, another owner can help.

Feed the dog liquid medicine

1. When the medicine the dog wants to take is liquid and the smell is not the dog’s favorite, you need to use a syringe to feed it. As with tablet feeding, open your dog's mouth when he is relatively relaxed.
2. The owner opens the dog's upper jaw with one hand, and holds the syringe deep into the dog's throat with the other hand.
3. When the dog resists seriously, the owner can open the dog's lips from the side and use the gap between the teeth to insert the top of the syringe.
4. Do not dilute the potion, and let the dog drink as little amount of potion as possible at one time.
5. When pushing the liquid medicine, the speed must be very slow, otherwise the dog may choke. This may not only be dangerous, but may also lead to immediate resistance. The correct approach is to gently push in a small amount of the liquid first, and then continue after you feel the swallowing movement in the dog's throat.

Feed dogs ointments

1. If you are feeding nutritional ointments or other ointments, these items are usually produced with the dog’s taste in mind, so they are easily eaten by dogs. Dog accepts. Delicious nutritional paste that can be licked and eaten by dogs directly. However, it is best to squeeze the nutritional ointment into the food bowl and then let the dog lick it. Licking directly towards the mouth of the ointment tube will easily cause the remaining ointment to deteriorate.
2. You can gently apply a small amount of ointment on the dog's nose and wait for it to stick out its tongue and lick it clean. Don't apply too much at once, otherwise the dog is likely to try to remove the foreign object from the nose with its paws.
3. If the dog doesn’t like to eat so much, you can dip your fingers in the ointment and put it into the dog’s mouth and apply it on the roof of the mouth.