A responsible pet owner is always concern about their pet’s health. They can do everything to keep them healthy. When they become ill the most challenging task for pet parents is to give them medicine.  The most common way to give pills to your dog has to hide it in food. But, dogs are smart too they sniff out a pill and did not eat food.

You can give pills to your pet easily by trying some fancier and tricky tips. Even a healthy dog needs preventive pills which protect them from fleas, ticks, parasite and heartworm. Canadian Pharmacy offers all the preventive pills at a mid-range price tag. Here, in this article, we give you some tips to give pills to your dog.

Give Preference to Flavoured Medication: Most of the dogs reject pills due to its bitter taste. Nowadays, flavoured medicine or a chewable tablet is also available in the market and your dog definitely accepts it as a treat. You can choose the flavour that your dog love but it may be quite costly. We think, your dog’s health is more important than cost. So, try this tip as it will definitely work.

Feed them super Tasty and Smelly Food: If you prefer to hide medicine in food then choose food your dog’s favourite food. If your dog loves butter, cream and cheese then it becomes a bit easy for you to hide the odour of a pill. The coating should be thick so that it easily hide pill and your dog will accept it as a treat. You can also use pill-hiding products but they are not cheap. You can do it for your lovable pet because the important thing is its health.

Use Pill Device:  This device is used for protection. Sometime, when you put your finger in dog’s mouth and give them pill it may lead to accidental bites such as injury. These pill devices place the medicines in your dog’s mouth. You have to place a pill behind the hump so that he can easily swallow the pill. After that, close its’ jaws and stroke his throat on a downward side and motivate him to swallow the pill. This tip is less risky because the whole process is done with the help of the device.

Consult Your Veterinarian: When you try all the tips and if they don’t work then consult your vet. Giving a pill to a pet is an art and you require proper technique. Your vet can help you in this situation and teach you tips that may be beneficial for you.

Give Pill At the Right Time: If you know about the habits of your pets then this trick will work on your dog. Choose the right time to give a pill, when your dog is distracted for example, when he was happy and playing. Distraction tips work on most of the pet and if this trick fails then force-pilling is the last option.

So, these are some simple and effective tips to give pills to your pet. If any doubt, it is highly recommended to consult your vet.