Title: Demonstrate how to administer medication.
Course: Small Animal Care II (18102-II) > Section: Performing Technical Functions

Demonstration should be in accordance with health professional standards and instructor’s guidelines. Instructors may use a model/dummy to demonstrate this competency.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What can be done to encourage a dog or cat that is holding a pill in its mouth to swallow the pill?
- What problems could arise from trying to hide medication in food?
- How can one get a thick topical medication out of a jar without contaminating the contents of the jar?
- What problems arise when applying topical medications to an area the animal can reach by grooming itself? What can be done to prevent these problems?
- How are eye and ear medications correctly administered?