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Sometimes the well-nigh mundane tasks become a state of war of wills betwixt you and your pet. Here'southward how to win three infamous owner vs. pet battles.

The Problem: Giving Meds
The squirming, the whining, the all-out running—it's similar mission impossible.

The Fix: Ask your vet if the medicine comes in a meat-flavored tablet or if his office works with a specialized chemist's shop that can plow it into a savory liquid or paste that appeals to animals' taste buds, says Dr. Becker. Another option: a pill gun, like those past 21st Century ($7.99; PetSmart.com). It safely shoots a pill into your pet's throat in seconds. Or try Dr. Becker's three-pace tip: Starting time, requite your pet a soft treat, similar a piece of cheese. Then, give the treat with the pill hidden within. Follow up by giving some other care for without the pill.

The Trouble: Bleeding Nails
When you lot attempt to trim Ginger's nails, she wriggles so much that you accidentally cut the quick.

The Fix: If it happens regularly, take a professional groomer clip your pet'due south nails. For the occasional at home accident, use a styptic pen to stop the bleeding. "If you don't take one, pack a chip of cornstarch into the end of the smash or rub the smash back and forth over a bar of soap," says Dondi Dahlgaard, DVM, an emergency and critical care veterinarian in Fairfax, Virginia, and author of DogAge. Once the bleeding stops, try to go along your pet however for 5 to 10 minutes to ensure that it's stopped for proficient.

The Problem: Mail-Bathroom Shake
You make it through the washing merely to exist drenched when Benji gets out of the tub.

The Fix: At the showtime signs that he'll starting time to shake, concur your dog'southward nose for a few seconds and miraculously he won't, Dr. Becker says. Cover his muzzle with your hand or, if your hand won't fit all the way across, use your thumb and fingers on the superlative and lesser of the nose. Ho-hum-motion videos reveal that the whipsaw action dogs employ when shaking off h2o begins at the head, according to a Georgia Institute of Technology study. "By holding the nose, y'all end your dog from initiating the shake."

Karen Asp, a Adult female'southward Day contributing editor, shares her habitation with two cats and a golden retriever who is training to exist a therapy canis familiaris.