Give Medicine to a Dog Using a Dropper

Place your dog in a sitting position. Or, if you have a small dog, place him in your lap; this may help restrict movement.

Stand, sit or kneel to the left of your dog.

Fill the dropper with the prescribed dose of medication.

Grasp the dog's muzzle gently with your left hand, fingers under the lower jaw, thumb on the bridge of the nose.

Tilt the nose upward slightly, at an angle of about 30 degrees.

Pick up the dropper in your right hand and insert it into the corner of the mouth, between the lips and teeth, on the right side of the dog's muzzle.

Gently slide the dropper between the lips and teeth to the back of the cheek pouch.

Deposit the medication there by squeezing the dropper bulb.

Release your grip on the dog's muzzle slightly to allow him to swallow the medication.