Most of the times, the dogs are so intelligent to find out the
drug mixed water or food materials offered to them by the dog owners.
Hence, often it becomes a headache for the dog owners to give medicines
to their dogs. To the possible extent, the animal need not be forced
for taking of the drug. If the medicine is to be given by mouth, first
decide whether it is better to give it along with water or food. Many
times, the medicines are mixed with food materials and are kept in
concealed position by proper mixing of the medicine with the food
materials.
Before administering the medicine, just delay the feeding time
in the particular dog. Hence, the dog may be hungry to some extent. At
that time, give little quantity of normal food without medicine and the
dog may eat it well without any suspicion and now provide the medicine
mixed food and the dog may voluntarily eat it most of the times. If the
dog resists, first restraint the dog well and open the mouth. Place the
tablet behind the fang teeth and almost behind the bulb of the tongue.
However, take care that the medicine what you are administering in the
dog should not enter directly into the respiratory organ like lungs.
If so, the dog will experience many bouts like activities and
may end up in aspiration pneumonia with severe nasal discharge and
panting like activities. In puppies, just swab the medicine around the
upper lip. The puppy will lick automatically the drug by tongue. Hence,
the administration becomes perfect in such cases.
If the medicine is in liquid form, don�t raise the head of dog
too much and place medicine by a syringe. Just by using a dropper, fill
the medicine in the lip pocket. The continuous rubbing at the throat
side may stimulate the swallowing. Making the animal thirsty and then
offering of medicine mixed water may many times help the intake of the
medicine.