What to do if the dog refuses to take medicine

Solutions for dogs who refuse to take medicine

1. You can directly pry open the dog's mouth to feed the pills

Command the puppy to sit still. Gently flap the dog's mouth open with your hand, and place the tablet as quickly and precisely as possible deep in the mouth, as close to the throat as possible. Then gently close its jaws, lift its head up, and stroke the dog's neck to help it swallow the pill.

2. Fill liquid medicine with a syringe

You can buy a pill feeder and use it to give your puppy potions. Push the medicine feeder through the side of the dog's mouth to inject the medicine into the puppy's mouth, not down the throat.

3. Pretend to be a snack

You can use the food that dogs like to eat, such as a small piece of ham sausage, a small piece of jerky, dig a small hole in it, hide the pills in it, and then feed it. For those dogs with sharp eyes, the actions of parents should be hidden, so as not to let them see the flaws and refuse to eat.

4. Crush the medicine and mix it with food

Owners can try crushing the pills and mixing them in dog food, or mixing them in dog milk powder. It is generally difficult for dogs to find out, and most of them can be eaten unconsciously, even some Smarter dogs have discovered that there is no way to separate food from medicine.

Precautions for feeding dogs medicine

1. The drug dosage is just right

Just like people, the dosage of medicine for dogs is given according to their weight.

2. Do not mix them casually

Dogs are like our children, so whenever they have symptoms of illness, they will be very anxious, and even want to feed them the medicine they have taken, but this is not possible, the structure of dogs is different from us, Medication indiscriminately can be fatal.

3. Don’t always rely on drugs

Medicine is not a panacea, so it is not enough to just continue to take medicine for the dog. When the dog’s symptoms do not improve after taking it for two days, it is necessary to send the dog to see a doctor.