If a dog doesn’t take medicine, how should he feed the dog a pill?

Pet 8:43am, 29 June 2025 77

When dogs are not in good health, they will get better faster when taking medicine. For gluttonous dogs, we can hide the medicine in the food and eat it directly. So some dogs with difficulty taking medicine should learn our following methods.

Item preparation:

The feeding device, pill or capsule

What should the dog do if he refuses to take medicine? How to feed the dog to take medicine

The feeding step:

1. First soothe the dog's emotions;

2. Put the medicine into the feeding device;

3. Use the feeding device to press the gap behind the dog's teeth, go deep into the mouth, and try to get close to the base of the tongue;

4. Quickly push the feeding device, close the dog's mouth for 5 seconds, and gently caress the throat until there is swallowing and sticking out the tongue.

Notes:

1. Soothe the dog's emotions and feed the medicine in a calm state.

2. Do not place the pills on the tip of the tongue to prevent the dog from spitting out.

3. Do not choke the medicine into the dog's trachea. If there is a fierce resistance, you can take a short rest to avoid injury.

4. After successful feeding of the medicine, the dog should be rewarded.