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Pets and Their Medications
When our four legged furry companions become ill, they often need medication just like we do, but often times just mentioning that your pet has to take their medicine can stir up nightmares for some owners. What seems like an easy task such as getting a small pill into a dog can turn into a battle of wills.
We've all heard the tricks of hiding medication in cheese, meat, or any food that your pet loves eating and often that works. However, there are always those stubborn few who will somehow find a way to make the whole process difficult. Splitting pills is another bothersome issue for pet owners.
Small dogs and cats need little doses and cutting pills into fourths is a frustrating process that often leads to a bunch of crumbs.
Fortunately, your problems can be solved by working with a compounding pharmacy. Through the art of compounding, you can take a medication that would normally be in a pill form and turn it into a treat or flavored liquid in just the right dosage needed.
Compounding pharmacists collaborate with your veterinarian to customize the medication to fit your animal's unique needs. For instance, chicken flavored treats and beef flavored liquid medications are very popular when it comes to finicky dogs. Cats tend to love triple fish flavor that we use here at The Compounding Center.
If those options fail, some medications can be prepared into a cream form that can be rubbed into the inner part of the ear allowing the drug to be absorbed through the skin. If these customized medications can help with your pet, talk with your veterinarian or one of our compounding pharmacists.
Pets enhance our lives in many ways and truly become members of the family. Taking care of their health is important. Together we can find a solution to help your best friend get the medication they need.
