Giving your pet medications is not always easy. If a medication is not prepared in a pet friendly flavor, it may be a struggle to give the pet the medicine. We can prepare medications in easy to give dosage forms that animals will take.
If your pet will not take any medications by mouth, some medications can even be prepared in a form where the animal does not have to swallow at all! See the Transdermal section below.
Animals know that the medicine you are trying to give them tastes bad. They don’t understand that it is actually good for them.
Owners tell us their pets are so clever they run away the minute they hear the sound of the refrigerator the medication is stored in opening!
We can work with you and your pet to flavor medications so that your pet will take them. In fact, in many cases owners tell us their cats come running when the refrigerator door opens, because they love their medicine!
Examples of flavors include:
Commercial animal medications may be available in only one size or strength. For example, one tablet may be too large to give to a cat, but a large dog may need several tablets to ensure the correct dose.
We can create a preparation that contains the most appropriate dosage required for each animal.
Often, an animal will need a medication that is not typically manufactured by drug companies. Perhaps a veterinary formulation is unavailable, and, for one reason or another, the human preparation just won’t do. We can obtain the necessary pharmaceutical grade materials and use them to compounding individualized dosage forms based on the patients needs.
Examples of difficult to find medications include:
Transdermal delivery of medication allows owners to administer medications noninvasively. This method of administering medications works well for cats. A measured amount (usually 0.1ml, an amount half the size of a pea) of a specially prepared gel is applied to a hairless area inside the tip of the ear. The special gel allows the drug to be absorbed through the skin. This procedure is painless, tasteless, and simple. Your pet may not even know he or she is getting a medication. This can lead to better patient compliance and less owner frustration.
Not all medications are appropriate for this type of administration. Our experience can help you take into account pharmacologic considerations and bioavailability issues prior to transdermal administration.
Triangle Compounding prepares sterile and ophthalmic medications too.
Examples of Injectable and Ophthalmic Medications we prepare include:
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