Giving medications to your puppy
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 | | |The puppies are still licking things. That is why it is easy to administer liquid medicines. They usually take the right off the spoon.
If this does not hide in medicine apples or other foods. The same goes for the pills. May Your puppy will not even notice.
Administer drugs directly:
However, some puppies are sensitive to foods tampered with and resist the medicine. In these cases, there are more direct ways to administer drugs.
For liquids, the tip of your puppy's head back. Use one hand to lift the upper lip on one side of the mouth while maintaining the top of the mouth, while the other hand squeezes the drug in the pocket formed by the cheek and teeth and stabilization in the lower part of mouth. Once the product is, continue to take your puppy head back while stroking his throat to induce him to swallow.
For pills, wrap a hand on the top of the snout while using the other hand, holding the pill between the thumb and index finger, gently but firmly, pull down on the lower jaw. When your puppy mouth is open, the scope and place the pill as far back on the language you can. Then, holding his mouth closed, tip his head back and stroke his throat to encourage him to swallow.
If this does not hide in medicine apples or other foods. The same goes for the pills. May Your puppy will not even notice.
Administer drugs directly:
However, some puppies are sensitive to foods tampered with and resist the medicine. In these cases, there are more direct ways to administer drugs.
For liquids, the tip of your puppy's head back. Use one hand to lift the upper lip on one side of the mouth while maintaining the top of the mouth, while the other hand squeezes the drug in the pocket formed by the cheek and teeth and stabilization in the lower part of mouth. Once the product is, continue to take your puppy head back while stroking his throat to induce him to swallow.
For pills, wrap a hand on the top of the snout while using the other hand, holding the pill between the thumb and index finger, gently but firmly, pull down on the lower jaw. When your puppy mouth is open, the scope and place the pill as far back on the language you can. Then, holding his mouth closed, tip his head back and stroke his throat to encourage him to swallow.
