Most of the times, the dogs are so intelligent they can figure out that medication mixed water or food materials being offered to them. Often it becomes hard for the dog owners to give medicines to their dogs. This leads to your dog needing to be forced to taking his or her meds. If the medicine is to be given by mouth, first decide whether it is better to give it along with water or food. Many times, the medicines are mixed with food materials so that they are kept concealed.
Before administering the medicine, just delay the feeding time for your dog. This will help make the dog hungrier. At that time, give little quantity of normal food without medicine and the dog may eat it well without any suspicion and now provide the medicine mixed food and the dog may voluntarily eat it most of the times. If the dog resists, first restraint the dog well and open the mouth. Place the tablet behind the fang teeth and almost behind the bulb of the tongue. However, take care that the medicine what you are administering in the dog should not enter directly into the respiratory organ like lungs. 
If so, the dog will experience many bouts like activities and may end up in aspiration pneumonia with severe nasal discharge and panting like activities. In puppies, just swab the medicine around the upper lip. The puppy will lick automatically the drug by tongue. This makes the administration becomes perfect in such cases.
If the medicine is in liquid form, don’t raise the head of dog too much and place medicine by a syringe. Just by using a dropper, fill the medicine in the lip pocket. The continuous rubbing at the throat side may stimulate the swallowing. Making your dog (puppy) thirsty and then offering of medicine mixed water many times help the intake of the medicine.
Is your pooch scooting around on his bottom? Is there redness and swelling? If so your dog could have a problem going on. Sometimes there is not external evidence of a problem except for the scooting around to relieve the itch. Here are a couple of things to look for (not everything just a couple). Do you notice a small off-white worm on the stool? If so it is could be a tapeworm- make an apt for the vet as soon as you can.
Is the scooting getting worst or is it sporadic? Look for licking at the rectum or a foul odor this could indicate an anal sac infection or impaction. He needs to see his vet to possibly express or infuse the sacs. If the sac needs to be express your vet may teach you how to perform this procedure at home for the next time. A way to prevent this is to give your dog a high fiber diet to help keep the sac empty.
Okay no scooting but you see some red, purple swelling to the side of the rectum. Your dog seems to be straining and does not have as much energy as he use to. Have you notice a fever or bloody discharge? If so this could be an anal sac abscess and should be looked a right away.
But if you notice that your dog has excessive tail chasing it’s nothing to really worry about it’s more behavioral. Could lead to compulsive behavior, if this becomes an issue for you discuss it with your vet.
Did you know that your dog could get a sunburn? Well he can especially on their nose. This is seen a lot in light color dogs. Also keep in mind that hot surfaces like the ground can burn their paws. So on very hot days only take your puppy out for walks in the shaded area and have him drink lots of water. You should either walk in the morning or evening when the temp is lower.
Now that it is getting warm outside keep in mind that you should not exercise a short-nose breed dog in hot weather. The groups that fit that category are: Pug, Boston terrier, Boxer, Bulldog, and Pekingese just to name a few but you get the idea. The other dogs that are larger don’t have the same risk, but you still should be careful either way you don’t want you dog to have a heatstroke. When your dog gets over heated he can develop a condition called hyperthermia, and this could lead to heatstroke. Something to look for is rapid and heavy breathing, and drooling. Signs of a heatstroke are vomiting and ultimately your dog collapsing. If you think your pup is overheated the best thing you can do right away is soak him or her with cold water from head to paw. If that does not work or he is near to the point of collapsing then you need to get him to a vet right away, wrap him up and transport in a heated car.
Did you know that a popular human food that is not good for our pups is onions? Ok so you more than likely would not hand you dog an onion to bite on, but when you give him or her food scraps from the table they may contain onions. Too many onion in you dogs diet can damage your dog’s red blood cells and lead them to burst. The signs that this may be going on are that your dog will become anemic, may start to vomit and act weak. Your Vet should be called right away.
For many years we have been told that dogs are colorblind. I always knew this could not be true. My dog Romeo seems to prefer the color purple to yellow. Dog’s eyes have basically the same parts as those of human eyes, however there are some differences. Dog’s eyes have more rods then cones opposite of humans. This give dogs the ability to see at night. Because of the lack of many cones they do not see colors as well, this gives them poor color perception, but they are not completely color-blind.
Dogs get diabetes just like people do, and some of the more common signs include increased drinking and urination, increased appetite, and weight loss.
Vet’s usually want dogs’ glucose to be around 70-120, depending on the lab or testing that is used. There are also other disorders, medications, and situations that could cause your dog’s glucose to only be temporarily high or give you a false high result. Therefore visit your veterinarian asap for confirmation.
Before you go Vet’s usually like to test blood after a 12 hour fast, so when you call to make an appointment see what their policy is. And also ask if they would like a urine test. That way you know not to walk your dog before you take him or her to the vets.
Some people say my dog never leaves our yard, why do I need to give him vaccinations or I live in the country with no other dog around for miles. Well the answer to the questions is yes. It does not matter if the dog is old or is the only one around for miles, your dog should be protected. He can be exposed to airborne viruses, from infectious feces brought into the house on people’s shoes, bacteria carried on hands and clothing and bites by host carriers such as mosquitoes and fleas.
Did you know that: There are 42 teeth present in adult dogs. There are 12 incisors, 4 canine teeth, 16 premolars, and 10 molars. Puppies only have 28 deciduous teeth.(watch out puppy teeth are sharp)…
One of the easiest ways to get your puppy to take his meds is to mask in one of his treats. A good treat is a piece of cheese, this way you are able to mold it around the pill or mold it around a piece of bread. But what if your puppy is smart and eats the cheese or bread and spits out the pill? Well then you have to do what is called “pill the dog” Here’s what you do: Facing in the same direction as your dog, straddle him and hold him still with your legs. Or get on your knees for a puppy size dog. Straddle the puppy and open the top of the mouth with one hand. Place the pill in the back of the throat with the other hand. Hold the puppy’s mouth close and stroke his neck to make him swallow. Try not to hold his mouth close for more than a few seconds because the pressure on his nose will impair his breathing.
