How to give medicine to a Rottweiler? It is impossible for a dog to avoid getting sick in his life. Most of the time we will take preliminary treatment at home, so how can we make the dog take medicine obediently?

Looking back on the years of raising dogs for more than ten years, I have experienced many serious and minor illnesses of dogs. Therefore, the editor has summarized some experiences related to taking and feeding dogs medicine, hoping to help them. Some help for you dog owners.

Not all anti-inflammatory drugs can be taken by dogs. It is best to keep a dog medication manual for reference.

The editor believes that anti-inflammatory drugs for dogs are actually the same as those used by humans, but the dosage should be calculated based on body weight. The editor solves this problem every time: I bought a dog and cat medication manual published by Agricultural University online. It is like a reference book. In the book, you can find the usage and dosage of different diseases and medicines. When you feel that your dog has a slight inflammation and you are going to give your dog anti-inflammatory drugs, you will check it on it, so as to avoid over-medicating your dog.

PS: However, for cats and dogs with severe renal and liver dysfunction, it is best not to give anti-inflammatory drugs to dogs by yourself, because most anti-inflammatory drugs are detoxified through the liver and kidneys, so for the liver , Dogs with poor kidney function must follow the doctor’s advice.

When giving medicine to your dog, you should also pay attention to the choice of medicine materials. Generally speaking, capsules and dispersible tablets are better and will be easier for dogs to take the medicine.

Capsules: If the medicine for human use is originally packed in capsules, it is likely to be enteric-coated tablets. When giving it to dogs, it is best to use capsules instead of opening the capsules and mixing the powder into water or If it is given to dogs in meat, sometimes it will not only affect the efficacy of the medicine but may also have negative effects. As for how to divide large capsules into multiple feedings for dogs, you can buy some empty capsule skins or collect useless capsule medicines, pour out the powder, and then pack them yourself.

Dispersible tablets: This is also the first choice for giving medicine to dogs. Dispersible tablets usually do not taste particularly unpleasant (because they melt in the mouth when eaten by humans), and dispersible tablets are very soluble in water, so they can be divided into multiple doses. It is very easy to feed the dog food, dissolve it in water and give it to the dog, or mix it in meat and give it to the dog.

The time for dogs to take medicine is similar to that for people. You should pay attention to whether you take it before or after meals.

Regarding the time when dogs take medicine, our principle is the same as when people take medicine. Some medicines are suitable for taking on an empty stomach, while others need to be taken after meals. If the medicine must be mixed with meat so that the dog can eat it, for medicines suitable for taking on an empty stomach, you should pay attention to adding as little meat as possible, and then do not give the dog anything to eat for a period of time after taking the medicine. This will also Drugs can be used as effectively as possible.

To give medicine to a dog, you can put the medicine directly into the base of the dog's tongue, or you can use a syringe, a small spoon or a professional medicine feeder.

With the help of toolsWhen feeding dogs, we can use syringes, small spoons or professional medicine feeders.

Syringe: Make the medicine that can be eaten directly into powder (water-soluble medicine), then dissolve it with water and suck it into a small syringe, then insert the syringe behind the dog’s big teeth and put it into the dog’s mouth. Pay attention to keeping the dog's head up, and these medicines will naturally flow into the throat.

Small spoon: As for using a small spoon to feed medicine, I have not practiced it, but I have seen friends using a spoon with a small groove in the handle to feed medicine to dogs very well. Put the dissolved water of the medicinal powder into a small spoon, then insert the handle of the spoon into the gap behind the dog's big teeth, and then let the medicine flow from the spoon into the dog's mouth along the groove of the handle.

Dedicated medicine feeder: This is a professional medicine feeder for pets. The editor has never used it. If all the methods mentioned above are ineffective, you can buy one and give it a try.