{"id":1106,"date":"2025-03-19T14:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/revamp.advancepetfood.com\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2025-03-19T15:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:28:25","slug":"how-to-ensure-that-your-dog-takes-their-medication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/en\/article-dog\/how-to-ensure-that-your-dog-takes-their-medication\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO ENSURE THAT YOUR DOG TAKES THEIR MEDICATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1106\" class=\"elementor elementor-1106\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dce155 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dce155\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6764245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6764245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step to <strong>administering medicine<\/strong> to a dog is to stay calm. Speaking to them calmly whilst stroking them is the best way to <strong>convey trust<\/strong>.<\/p><p>It will be significantly easier if we have invested in their education, so once you have taught them to sit, it is also important that you get your dog accustomed to having their mouth opened, putting your hand inside, lifting up their chin with their mouth closed, touching their ears and giving them ear massages. If they see it as a game, then it will serve as training for when you have to give them some medication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b2e80 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96b2e80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e64c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76e64c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono1@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1124\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono1@2x.png 120w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono1@2x-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono1@2x-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono1@2x-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono1@2x-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16f082 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f16f082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fada5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fada5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> <strong>TABLETS, PILLS AND CAPSULES<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a4d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39a4d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One option is to prepare a ball of cheese or meat and \u201chide\u201d the tablet inside it. If your dog pulls it apart and manages to push it away without eating the tablet, then you will have to put the medication directly into their mouth:<\/p><ol><li>Keep their mouth open, putting pressure on the side of the jaw and place the medicine in as far back as possible, on the base of the tongue.<\/li><li>Then, leave the snout closed, with the chin elevated a little for a few moments to ensure that they do not spit it out.<\/li><li>Once it \u2018seems\u2019 that they have ingested it, you need to follow the dog in case they did not swallow it properly and they throw it up in a corner somewhere.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fbd85 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20fbd85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecd249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cecd249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono2@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono2@2x.png 120w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono2@2x-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono2@2x-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono2@2x-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono2@2x-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1dd4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be1dd4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710b260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"710b260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> <strong>\nINJECTABLE MEDICATION<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373bcdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"373bcdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should always turn to <strong>a professional<\/strong> to apply this, or follow their personalised instructions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0979a99 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0979a99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8b082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f8b082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono3@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1135\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono3@2x.png 120w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono3@2x-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono3@2x-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono3@2x-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono3@2x-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a09a0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a09a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909473c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"909473c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> <strong>\nSYRUPS AND LIQUID ORAL MEDICATION<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464b1d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464b1d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are the most straightforward to administer. It will be enough to use a syringe, obviously without the needle.<\/p><ol><li>Hold your dog firmly and keep their jaw open. Empty the liquid out of the syringe.<\/li><li>If they close their mouth, you could raise a corner of their lip and create a gap to inject the liquid into.<\/li><li>Keep holding their head up to help them to swallow it. Over the following few minutes, check that they do not throw it up.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b58e4 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55b58e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3897c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3897c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono4@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono4@2x.png 120w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono4@2x-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono4@2x-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono4@2x-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono4@2x-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a727f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a727f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ccdf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15ccdf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> <strong>\n\nSUPPOSITORIES<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f15c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f15c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To insert suppositories it is advisable to use latex gloves and daub a bit of Vaseline on the tip of the product so that it goes in more gently.<\/p><ol><li>Lift their tail and insert it with your forefinger, as deeply as possible.<\/li><li>For a few seconds, keep the tail pressed against the anus so that they do not push it out.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859b88b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"859b88b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19bcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e19bcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono5@2x.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono5@2x.png 120w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono5@2x-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono5@2x-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono5@2x-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/advancepetfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/articulo5_icono5@2x-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949155e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"949155e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b235ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b235ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> <strong>\n\nCREAMS AND DROPS<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7fdf7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7fdf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both ear drops and eyewash should be applied <strong>extremely carefully<\/strong>. In the case of drops and ointments for the eyes, you need to <strong>immobilise<\/strong> your dog\u2019s head to avoid injury to the eyeball.<\/p><ol><li>Wash first with saline water, then lift the upper eyelid or lower the bottom lid.<br \/>From above, and without touching the cornea due to the risk of damage, apply the drops or ointment. Close the eyelid and rub gently to spread the product out.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc8a53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbc8a53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae6589 elementor-widget__width-initial advance-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae6589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You should never give human medicines to a dog, because the consequences could be fatal. Aspirin and ibuprofen are forbidden, as they can be highly toxic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You come back from seeing the vet feeling a little relieved; your dog is fine, you just need to give them some medication! 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