I recently had to give Snowy and Candy their All Wormer tablets. Candy took hers ok but I had a lot of trouble getting Snowy to swallow her tablet. She kept spitting it out. I broke it up into smaller pieces and hid it in a slice of ham...no, then I hid it in her food...no she still managed to leave those bits. I found this article on the LonelyPets website that had a few ideas
Administering tablets. Pets are often quite good at eating 'around' a tablet hidden in their food bowl so you may need some other tricks up your sleeve. You could try embedding the tablet into a small piece of cheese or other favourite treat.
If giving the tablet with food is not an option, you'll need to manually place the tablet into the back of your pet's throat. The following techinique should be effective for cats and dogs.
Open the pet's mouth by placing your hand on top of the muzzle with your thumb and forefinger behind the canine teeth. Tilt the head back, simultaneously applying gentle pressure to the sides of the upper jaw. The pet should open its mouth. With your free hand, hold the tablet between thumb and fore finger while pulling the lower jaw down with your middle finger.
Put the tablet as far behind the base of the tongue as possible, before holding the mouth shut. If this is too difficult with your pet, or if you need to administer tablets regularly, you might like to buy a pill popper/gun which you should be able to buy from your vet. Just put the tablet on the end and place it over the back of the tongue. Encourage the animal's natural swallow reflex by stroking the throat.
Administering tablets. Pets are often quite good at eating 'around' a tablet hidden in their food bowl so you may need some other tricks up your sleeve. You could try embedding the tablet into a small piece of cheese or other favourite treat.
If giving the tablet with food is not an option, you'll need to manually place the tablet into the back of your pet's throat. The following techinique should be effective for cats and dogs.
Open the pet's mouth by placing your hand on top of the muzzle with your thumb and forefinger behind the canine teeth. Tilt the head back, simultaneously applying gentle pressure to the sides of the upper jaw. The pet should open its mouth. With your free hand, hold the tablet between thumb and fore finger while pulling the lower jaw down with your middle finger.
Put the tablet as far behind the base of the tongue as possible, before holding the mouth shut. If this is too difficult with your pet, or if you need to administer tablets regularly, you might like to buy a pill popper/gun which you should be able to buy from your vet. Just put the tablet on the end and place it over the back of the tongue. Encourage the animal's natural swallow reflex by stroking the throat.
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