What is the best way to give a dog pills?

If you cant trick him with food - you have to be fast. Don't give him much warning that it's medicine time. push the pill as far into his throat as you can, then hold his mouth shut and blow in his face. I can't remember why - but blowing in their faces seems to work to make them swallow. I have 2 100+lb labs and that has always worked for me. I don't make a big deal out of it. I just walk up to them and stick the pill in thier mouth (obviously my dogs are pretty mellow). By the time they realize whats going on they've already swallowed it. Liquids are more difficult, but I do pretty much the same thing.

I am sorry to say giving a dog medication is not easy at all. My dad had a germanshepard and he was a nasty dog. He would hide pills. As for the liquids they were harder. We would have to work together and hold the dog. Open his mouth and use a suringe and put the medication as low as possible. Then close and hold his mouth closed until he swallows. Then you need to let him up so that he doesn't choke. It sounds terrible but this is the only way I know to do it. Dogs are not like humans that you can explain to them why something has to be done you just have to do it and hope they will be ok. I hope you dog gets better soon.

Hello Sharra1, I use thin sliced ham. In the same way that a capsule holds the powder or gel, the ham acts as a capsule for the pill. Spread the ham out on a paper towel, place the capsule in the top-center. Fold the ham over the capsule, then roll the folded piece of ham. Imagine "pigs in a blanket", and you'll see what I mean. Of course, this works better with dogs with healthy appetites. For a dog with a diminished appetite, I would heat up some broth, with any kind of meat broken into very small pieces. Once the broth is warm, you can mix the content of the capsules into the broth. Of course, you don't want to add additional meat if the dog has renal problems! You have not indicated how old this dog is, or what he ails from. Though, if you're talking about pain meds, I'm imagining a structural issue with perhaps a geriatric dog? There are certain nutriceuticals that might actually work better than prescription pain meds. Moreover, certain pharmaceuticals are really hard on the animal system. For example: Rimadyl is a very common pain med for dogs. Some dogs do very well on it, others do not! So, if you want to provide any further detail, I or another MyLotter might have some helpful suggestions. For example: Homeopathic "Arnicaid" is sublingual, so it dissolves in the dogs mouth. Herbal "Cox2Tame" is a dynamic cox2 inhibitor. It works in the same way that Vioxx did for so many people with chronic pain. Though Vioxx was actually causing strokes in humans. The "Cox2Tame" is plant derived, very safe pain reducer for both humans and canines. Its primary ingredients are ginger, resveritrol (from grape seed), and curcumin, (from cumin). This stuff is amazing! Arctic Fish Oil is terrific at reducing inflamation.

MY DOG ARE DIFFICULT NO EAT THAT SO I PUT The PULVERIZED PILL IN LITTLE WATER IN ONE SYRINGE And THEN IN MOUTH,

In the past when we had a dog, we usually hid the pills inside the bread and fed our dog. It worked all the time. Our dog would eat it happily and it made us happy, too.

I recently had to give my dog pain medication pills after he had a surgery. The easiest way to give them was to have one person hold his mouth open, and then another person put the pill as far back in the throat as possible, then hold he mouth closed and massage his throat until he swallows.

I crush them up and put them in his dog food. My dog always chows down so I don't have to fight with him to give him medicine. It is hard when you have a dog that can't take medicine or simply just doesn't want to take it at all.