How to Give Dogs Pills and Tablets

Many older dogs suffer the effects of
osteoarthritis and may be given glucosamine
supplements to combat dog arthritis joint
disease. This all-natural supplementation
product comes in several forms including liquid,
tablets, and capsules. Although the liquid
version of glucosamine is perhaps the easiest
form to give animal suffering with
osteoarthritis, it may not be available in all
areas. Therefore, many pet owners will have to
learn how to give their dogs pills and tablets
safely and easily in order to provide this
all-natural supplementation.

One method of giving a dog the pill is to simply
squeeze the lower jaw of the animal with one hand
and force it open while placing the pill on top
of the dogs come with the other hand and pushing
it to the back of the throat. When doing this,
and when the pill is pushed far enough to the
back of the throat, it will initiate a
swallowing reflex in the animal and he or she
will swallow the capsule or pill. However, this
can be a bit intimidating for some pet owners
and also their animals is it can be stressful.

Although this above technique can be perfected
over time, there are other methods pet owners
can use to provide capsules and tablets to their
animals without causing any stress. One of our
favorite methods is to simply use a dab of
peanut butter on a small piece of bread which we
then place the pill onto. Since this pill six to
the peanut butter very easily it becomes a
simple process to simply provide the animal with
the bread which is covered in peanut butter.
Since almost all dogs love peanut butter, this
is a very simple procedure for providing
medicine when it comes in capsule until forms.

Another method we have used quite successfully
is to simply place the pill into the dogs food
at meal time. Of course this works better when
using a can't food which is soft and the pill
can be pushed down into a piece of the soft dog
food. When using drive food, we have seen
instances were the animal actually picks around
the pill and will leave it remaining in the bowl
after eating all of the food.

Another method we've used quite successfully is
to keep a bag of cheese puffs on the cabinet.
These are quite brittle and soft and a pill can
easily be pushed inside of one and then fed to
the dog. We have never had a dog that does not
love these cheese puffs at any time. Using these
can actually be a fun experience in providing
dogs the pills and capsules they need to get
better while suffering the effects of dog joint
arthritis disease.

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