I slip Elvis his pills via hidden in a chunk of cheese-only way he doesn't spit it out, he swallows the cheese down whole pill snuggly smashed inside.
I had to give liquid antibiotics before here's what I did as he is very resistant, a picky eater & too smart for his own good.
I never gave full dosage in one shot btw it only got spit back at me-yes a Yorkie can spit like llama when they want to trust me.
I opened mouth gently but it was forced.
My fingers behind K-9s best place to grip.
Talk gently & holding snout to sky
released medicine to back of throat keep head to sky
this forces swallowing.
No it's not fun, not pretty & last resort.
But it gets the job done.
Thankfully for us it was only 10 days but by day 8 it was routine & more like okay mom let's get this over with for a treat. |