How to give medicine to golden retriever puppies? For golden retriever puppies with good appetite, you can mix the medicine with no abnormal smell, no irritation and small dosage into the food and feed it; add the medicine with a small amount of water to make a paste-like medicine. Apply the medicine directly to the base of the tongue, or use a small spoon to pour the medicine deep into the mouth or onto the base of the tongue.

1. Mixing food and dosing method

This method is suitable for golden retriever puppies that still have appetite, and it uses drugs with no abnormal odor, no irritation, and a small dosage. When administering the drug, mix the drug with the dog’s favorite food and let the golden retriever puppy eat it on its own. In order for the dog to successfully eat the food mixed with medicine, it is best to let the dog starve before taking medicine.

　2. Oral method

Also known as the gavage method. It means forcibly pouring the drug into the dog's stomach through the mouth. Therefore, regardless of whether the sick dog has appetite or not, as long as the dose of the drug is not large and there is no obvious irritation, this method can be used. Before ingestion, add a small amount of water to the medicine to make a paste-like medicine. Apply the medicine directly to the base of the tongue, or use a small spoon to pour the thin paste-like medicine into the deep part of the mouth or on the base of the tongue, and slowly release your hand. Allow the dog to swallow on its own.
When the amount of medicine is large, stand still and ask the assistant to tighten the collar and fix the upper and lower jaws. The person administering medicine holds the medicine bottle or metal syringe in one hand, opens the corner of the mouth from one side with the other hand, and then slowly injects the medicine from the corner of the mouth. Let it swallow on its own, then give it another dose after swallowing.
As for capsules or tablets, after opening the mouth, use a medicine spoon or bamboo tablet to send the tablets to the base of the tongue deep in the mouth, quickly close the mouth, and gently tap the mandible to encourage the dog to swallow the medicine.
Special attention should be paid to the fact that when injecting medicine through the mouth, the dog's head cannot be raised too high and the mouth should not be higher than the ears. The medicine should be administered slowly and patiently, and avoid being rough to avoid injecting the medicine into the trachea and lungs. For irritating aqueous drugs, especially when the dose is large, they are not suitable for oral administration.