How give a dog oral medication
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Being a pet parent entails a lot of responsibilities to guarantee the health of the pet. Knowing how to administer medication to a sick pet is very important task that must be learned by a dog owner. Administering oral medications to sick dogs would not be too burdensome as the task will be over when the dog gets well. Dogs need vitamins and supplement too thus an owner not armed with easy pilling techniques has to wrestle with the dog everyday. How to give your dog a pill?
The task is even made harder if the dog is an escape artist that would easily elude the pill being administered by the owner. Giving the dog a pill often becomes a battle of wits as the wise master would disguise the taste of the pill with the taste of food but because of the dog’s ultra sensitive senses, the pill will be discovered. Because dogs would not understand that the pill would make him well, it would be up to the owner to learn how to make pill giving a little easier.
An owner would be fortunate to have a dog that would willingly take a pill. A pet owner has to be aware that the dog can spew put the pill. To make sure that the pill was swallowed, an owner has to stay with the dog for a while.
Another pilling technique is to disguise the taste of pill with the taste of food. Mix the crushed pill with a little amount of the dog’s favorite food. This method though can be used only if the dog is not under dietary restriction. A pet owner can take advantage of the dog’s inclination to gobble its food by hiding the pill in the dog’s favorite foods.
It is common for very sick dogs to refuse food. Masking the taste of the pill with the taste of food would not be an effective technique. The pill must be placed directly on the dog’s mouth. Placing the pill on the dog’s mouth would be much easier if the dog is used to being touched or the teeth being brushed. Carefully open the mouth and insert the pill deep in the mouth. To prevent the dog from biting your hand, the teeth must be covered by the flews. Gently blow on the nose and rub the throat to encourage the dog to swallow the pill.
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