Pet parenting is cool, isn’t it?

I mean you get to experience all the essence of life from your pet. But, have you just chased your Fido to make him swallow a pill? Well, more power to you because I know how tough a task it can be.

Getting your dog to gulp his pill is one heck of a battle. There are some dogs that are fine with dutifully taking their pills with dinner, and then there’s a category of dogs that hates swallowing pills.

Don’t you think that it’s weird how a dog can happily eat a cat’s poop but not a pill? Ugh!

So...How do you get your fussy dog to swallow his pills? Most dogs surely need a little more or some encouragement and a trick to make them take the pill.

Here are the tips to make the process of giving your dog a pill easier and pleasant.

Pill Crushing

Confirm with your vet once whether you can crush the pills or not. If yes, then that’s a great deal. You just need to crush the pills with the crusher and sprinkle it into your dog’s food. Crushed pills are easier to hide in the food and you can see how wilfully your pooch will eat his food with the pill in disguise.

Pill Device

Using a pill gun is one of the easy alternatives to simplify the pill administration in pets. Pill shooter comes in the form of a small syringe-like device, which shoots the pill into the pet’s mouth. This handy device shoots pills directly in your dog’s mouth, which allows administering the pill quick and stress-free in their mouth. Moreover, even pill treatments can be given with an oral syringe. All you need to do is take the pills, crush it in the pill crusher, place the powder in the syringe, and add water. Shake the syringe to suspend the water and give it to your pet.

Mix It In Your Dog Meal

The task of administering pills becomes tougher with finicky or hard to pill pets. So, you can use this most obvious hack. Your clever Fido will figure out the pill if you mix it with the kibble. Therefore, push the pill into a chunk of canned dog food as it will cover the taste of the pill. By doing this your dog will be less likely to notice the pill in the food.

Pill Pockets

Pill pockets are the best option for the hassle-free administration of pills to your pooch. Hiding pills every time in your dog’s favorite treat may disturb his daily diet. However, making pocket pills from tasty ingredients will surely make you hit the bull’s eye. There are myriad of pocket pills available in the market, but they may not be affordable for daily use. So, you can make tasty pill pockets by peanut butter, milk, and flour or you can also prepare chicken-flavored pill pockets to make the task of administering pills way easier.

Pick a Time When Your Dog Is Distracted

This is a super easy trick that doesn’t involve any device to make your pet take his pills. It’s just that a pet parent needs to know their pooch. When you know all about your pet, you can surely figure out when he is happy or in a good mood, which can be a great advantage for you. This can be the best time to feed a pill to your pet because they are distracted. You can administer the pill to your pet during a leash walk or when he’s sniffing around exploring the world.

Final Pill Hacks

You can use food items to hide the pill and give to your pooch that includes-

Light Cream Cheese

Light cream cheese is the palatable consistency for spreading around the pill if your dog is okay with small amounts of dairy. You will be happy and stress-free that you are feeding your pet a pill, and he will gulp it down without even realizing it.

Hot Dog Pieces

It’s very easy to use hot dog pieces as pill pockets. You just need to cut a piece of your hot dog off and use it to put the pill in. Ensure that the piece should be large enough to hide the pill but small enough for your dog to eat it in one gulp.

Chicken Hearts

The chicken hearts or turkey hearts for dogs provides a natural opening in which you can insert the pill. Depending on the size of the pill, use scissors to cut the tube slightly and make a hole just big enough to allow you to push the pill into the heart ventricle. Above all, these hacks ensure that you don’t make a big deal about administering pills to your pet. The moment you get into stress your Fido can sense that which will, in turn, make him anxious. So just stay calm, take it easy and when your pooch finally gulps the pill don’t forget to reward him with lots of cuddles and a hug. Happy Parenting!