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.