Giving Oral Medicines To Pigs

4.7.4 Giving Oral Medicines To Pigs Warning! Adult pigs have sharp teeth on the side of their mouths and powerful jaws. When giving oral medications, they may try to bite you or the applicator.

Pigs can be fed oral liquid medicines by holding them with a snare, (See page 28) and squirting the medicine into one nostril using a syringe (without the needle!). Begin by giving the medicine slowly until the pig starts to swallow. Then rapidly give the rest of the medicine.