How to give a pet a pill
How to give a pet a pill
Giving pills to your pet may be more traumatic for you than the animal, but it doesn't have to be.
There are many ways to get the job done. You can hold a small dog or cat like a football or a baseball; wrap the cat like a burrito; try decoys and disguises; or arm yourself with squeeze cheese.
Whatever you do, "Be cool, calm, collected and quick," said Janet Winikoff, director of education for the Humane Society of Vero Beach, Fla.
Cats are usually harder to medicate than dogs. Many dogs, especially bigger ones, appear to inhale their food, so they barely notice a little medicine. Cats are more likely to chew and bite down on a pill, spit it out and leave it behind.
Everyone seems to have a trick. One person online suggested crushing the pill, mixing it with something sticky and rubbing it on the cat's gum. Someone else suggested dabbing a squirt of squeeze cheese on your cat's paw right after giving a pill so the animal has something else to think about besides the bad taste of the medicine.
For dogs who must take pills for a long time, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals suggests cutting up hot dogs or cheese, or using small chunks of ground beef or chicken, and giving your dog 10 to 20 decoy treats in a row. Do that two or three times a day for several days to prepare your dog before sneaking a pill into one of the bites.
Maria Ramirez, director of animal care at the Vero Beach shelter, prefers cheese cubes, but said the most important thing is to massage the animal's throat to make sure the pill goes down properly and the pet doesn't choke.
They also recommended keeping a cat's nails trimmed and wrapping it in a blanket or towel (the burrito look) before administering a pill. Blowing gently on your cat's nose is likely to make it lick its nose, then swallow, they wrote.
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- Posted on September 21, 2011
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It is hard to feed a pet a pill because they do not pills they should just crush the pill up an put it in they food or in they drink so they wont see the pill
I'm just wondering, who writes an artical about how to drug cats? If I needed help, I think I'd just Google it. Oh well. Apparently, the body of my comment needs 25 or more words. So goodbye!
This is kinda neat. My parents and i have a hard time trying to give our cats a pill when they're sick. Most the time we mix it in their food.
I think if the cat or dog doe not want the pill don't give it to her/him. Because what you are ding is forcing an animal to do what is not in their nature. I can say I would never give my dog a pill. It is just not right for you or your animal.
That is cool! My family and I are always having trouble with getting our young dog to take her pills and be healthy. Now I can tell my parents how to get the pill down Bella's throat.
News:Giving pills to your pet may be more traumatic for you than the animal, but it doesn't have to be. Everyone seems to have a trick. One person online suggested crushing the pill, mixing it with something sticky and rubbing it on the cat's gum. Someone else suggested dabbing a squirt of squeeze cheese on your cat's paw right after giving a pill so the animal has something else to think about besides the bad taste of the medicine.Also Maria Ramirez, director of animal care at the Vero Beach shelter, prefers cheese cubes, but said the most important thing is to massage the animal's throat to make sure the pill goes down properly and the pet doesn't choke. Whatever you do, "Be cool, calm, collected and quick," said Janet Winikoff, director of education for the Humane Society of Vero Beach, Fla.
Well I Never Even Knew How To Do That Without My Dogs Having A Fit But Im Glad To Know Someone Cares Enough To Show Me how! Thanks So Much!
Well if I ever need to give a pet a pill now i know some helpful tips. Hopefully i wont get bitten or clawed or the thing wont choke to death. I have seen people do some of the things in this article and they have worked.
Well one day i try it with my dog to give a pill but the thing is that he was moving and he didn't let him self eat it so i have to put the pill inside the food that he was gonna eat and that was the only decision that i had to do it.
if the cat don't want the pill don't give it the pill it going to scratch you you unlit it now you all ready. to give a cat a pill you have to put the pill in the food and when the cat eat it doesn't know where the pill is.