The dog is sick and needs medication. But after all, good medicine is bitter, and the taste of many medicines makes dogs resist and refuse to take medicine. In order to make the dog healthy back, feeding medicine is imperative. At this time, how to correctly feed the dog medicine?
solid medicine feeding service
The owner first pinched the tablet with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand, raised the dog's head slightly to an angle of about 45 degrees with the left hand, stimulated with the thumb of the forefinger, poked open the dog's jaw and resisted it so that it could not be closed.
Quickly put the tablet held by thumb and forefinger into the dog's throat, and the closer the tablet is to the throat and the root of the tongue, the better, so that the dog cannot eject the medicine with his tongue.
3 Quickly close the dog's mouth with your hand and then pinch it so that it has no chance to spit out or shake its head to throw out the tablets. Do not let go immediately and wait for a moment.
4 While carrying out step 3, gently stroke the dog's throat up and down with your right hand, and then let go after hearing the dog swallow the tablets several times.
Note:
If your dog belongs to a more clever class of dogs. After you force the medicine two or three times, it will learn to swallow the medicine and then spit it out quietly while you are not paying attention. At this time, you need to extend the time of pinching your mouth and stroke your dog's throat many times to stimulate it to swallow medicine.
Liquid medicine feeding service
The way to open a dog's mouth is the same as solid medicine. Reach the syringe (medication feeder) from the corner of your dog's mouth and let the dog swallow.
The syringe is usually prepared by the doctor's prescription. The time for pushing the medicine cannot be too short. The dog cannot swallow it or too long. The dog will break free. Generally speaking, the dog should be fed a larger amount than the specified amount, because the liquid medicine is easily lost during the feeding process.
Reward snacks to appease no longer resist taking medicine
Many dogs will have psychological shadow after taking medicine. It is normal to run away when they see their owners coming with pills or syringes. Therefore, the owner should not forget to reward the dog with a small snack or hold it to comfort him immediately after successfully feeding the medicine, so that the dog can feel the logic of eating snacks when taking medicine, and will no longer resist taking medicine in the future.
