Substitute for rimadylQ: My spayed female dog, 10 years old,has lately been yelping prior to going out to urinate. i recently took her to her vet and brought a urine sample. urine was screened and came back negative. this yelping does occur mostly when she first wakes. vet examined her and concluded she may have arthritis. vet recommended rimadyl,75mg,twice a day for 14 days and to go back if no adverse to meds and will prescribe month supply. i would like to know if there is something else that can be given that would not have the risk of liver complications? would a asprin daily do the trick? A: You could try low doses of aspirin at 5 mg per pound once to twice daily with food(not tylenol) stop if any digestive side effects. you also could try glucosamine product like super joint enhancer from 1800petmeds as well as extra antoxidant nutrients like vitamin e at 400iu daily and vitamin c in form of ester c at 1000 mg twice daily
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Bladder stonesQ: Our min. snauzer has had problems with bladder stones two times in the past, and is on a diet of hills prescription diet - canine c/d. we are moving to pensacola flordia shortly and wonder if we could use some other food that has a higher acid content that is like the hills product. and does petmeds supply these food products? thank you. ronald. A: As of this time pet meds does not supply prescription food items. i would try and locate vet down there who carries the c/d
Kcs & cyclosporinQ: I receive cyclosporin drops in corn oil from my vet. when i go to purchase this online, many places(1800petmeds) only have it in a salve-type formula which seems to make my cocker's eyes worse. i was wondering if petmeds offer this in a large bottle(more than my usual 5cc) with the cyclosporin in corn oil? A: We currently do not supply the cyclosporin in oil.
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Tapeworm treatmentQ: Cat had fleas, treated. now has tapeworm, tried to treat. purchased tapeworm treatment pills at local pet supply. no instructions came w/the 3 pills. staff in store, no knowledge. how to tx? 1 pill x 3 days, all 3 at once, 1 pill weekly?? no phone number on bottle either. how should it be done? A: I don't know what medication you purchased. if you give me the name of the product, i can try to look it up and answer your question.
AddisonsQ: My 4 yr old english pointer has addisons. we currently get the 28 day percorten injection. i would like to administer it myself. the invoice for today was for," quantity 2 percorten 25 mg/ml. this is what she gets every 28 days. any suggetions woulg be highly appreciated. thanks, greg A: We carry percorten and can supply it to you with a prescription from your veterinarian.
ArthritisQ: We have a 14 yr old 24 lb mixed breed terrier that is beginning to experience joint pain. he limps pretty much all of the time when he walks now. our vet has prescribed dermamaxx 25 mg one tablet daily. is there a less expensive medication available? can you supply it? A: Like any new drug deramaxx is not inexpensive. it works well and is very safe. i would not try anything else.
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Proin for dribblingQ: We are in the military and are soon to be stationed in germany. my 4 year old female shep/lab mix just started on proin 50 but the military vet does not have this available and i have found a prescription supplier that will mail to apo addresses, however they only carry propalin. they say it is the generic form of proin and is a 50 mg tab of phenylpropanolamine. is this true? have you ever heard of propalin? my vet has not. A: Propalin was available at one time as a human use product. most phenylpropaline products for human use have been withdrawn at the insistance of the u.s. government. the only source we found is very careful to state that propalin has not been approved for sale to use on dogs or cats. we can supply proin on prescription by your base veterinarian and ship it to your apo number.
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Cut that seems infectedQ: I have a cat that has a small cut on it's tail that seems infected. i'm sure he probably just needs and anti biotic. do i have to take him to the vet or is there another way to get the antibiotic for him. also is human antibiotic the same. for example amoxacillin? mike A: Human antibiotic amoxicllin is same as one often prescribed in vet medicine. dose in cat is 50 to 100 mg twice daily depending upon size of cat. need vet prescription for antibiotics. can try topical calendula from health food store until can get evaluated
