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What causes allergic dermatitis? Allergic dermatitis is caused by sensitivity to allergens in the environment, such as dust mites, pollen or mold spores. Diet can also affect the condition. Allergic dermatitis can take a number of forms: Cats with allergic dermatitis scratch, lick and chew their skin, which can cause red, raised, crusty bumps; open…
Read MoreFlea 5X Plus for Cats
What is Flea5X Plus? Flea5X Plus is a monthly topical flea and tick preventative for dogs and cats over 8 weeks of age. Flea5X Plus contains fipronil to quickly kill adult fleas, ticks and chewing lice on your pet. Flea5X Plus also contains (S)-methoprene, an insect growth regulator that kills flea eggs and larvae to…
Read MoreProZinc Insulin
PROZINC® (protamine zinc recombinant human insulin), the simple and reliable choice for diabetes control in dogs and cats. How PROZINC Helps With just two daily doses a day in cats and once-a-day dosing in most dogs, delivered before or just after a meal, PROZINC provides fast, effective results for hyperglycemia in pets with diabetes. Managing…
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KILLS FLEAS, TICKS, FLEA EGGS, FLEA LARVAE, CHEWING LICE Kills all stages of Deer Ticks that may carry Lyme disease FAST ACTING LONG LASTING WATERPROOF For use ONLY on Cats & Kittens 8 weeks and older weighing 1.5 lbs or more CONTAINS THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AS FRONTLINE® PLUS FOR CATS Information on this medication…
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Compounded Phenobarbital Ear Gel
Phenobarbital is a popular, first-line barbiturate for the treatment of seizure disorders in dogs and cats. Parenteral and oral formulations are currently used in companion animal species. Information on this medication quoted from dvm360.com
Read MoreCompounded Phenobarbital Suspension
Phenobarbital is the medication that is most commonly used to treat seizures and epilepsy in cats. It is a barbiturate medication that acts as an anticonvulsant. As an anticonvulsant, it is used to prevent recurrent seizures. Phenobarbital acts by decreasing the activity in the brain cells (neurons) that cause the seizures to occur. Because it…
Read MoreCompounded Diazepam Rectal Gel
Why is home treatment necessary for some dogs? Most dogs with idiopathic epilepsy suffer isolated seizures that stop spontaneously within one to three minutes. However, some dogs with epilepsy tend to suffer cluster seizures or status epilepticus. Status epilepticus is defined as (1) a continuous seizure lasting at least 5 minutes or (2) two or…
Read MoreCompounded Mexiletine
Available in compounded capsules What is Mexiletine? Mexiletine is an oral medication belonging to a group of medications known as antiarrhythmics. Its job is to slow electrical impulses through the heart and to make the heart cells less sensitive to stimulation. Mexiletine has less effect on overall heart rate and heart muscle strength in comparison…
Read MoreCompounded Methimazole Suspension
What is hyperthyroidism? Hyperthyroidism results when the thyroid gland over-produces thyroid hormones. It’s the most common endocrine disease of cats older than 8-years-old. (An endocrine disease is a disease of the organs that make and secrete hormones.) In almost 99 percent of the cases, hyperthyroidism is caused by a benign (non-cancerous) tumor of the thyroid…
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