PetArmor Plus Recall
You’ve probably seen them: new flea products have come on the market recently, claiming to be the same as Frontline Plus, but costing about half of the price. One such product, PetArmor Plus has just...
View ArticleNew drug for urinary incontinence in dogs.
The FDA has announced the approval of a new drug used to treat urinary incontinence in dogs. Incurin contains Estriol which is a hormone that helps improve the tone of the muscles of the urethra. This...
View ArticleThe Pot Patch for Dogs
In search of a natural pain reliever for your pet? Well, look no more! A patent has just been granted for “the pot patch” – a patch that administers medical marijuana to cats, dogs and horses....
View ArticleImmiticide Shortage
Immiticide (melarsomine dihydrochloride), the drug that is used to treat a heartworm infection in dogs, is no longer available. The makers of this drug, Merial, have announced that they have...
View ArticlePropofol shortage
The FDA is reporting a shortage of the drug, propofol. Propofol is a medication that is injected intravenously in order to induce anesthetic in dogs and cats. The most common use for propofol in...
View ArticleCaninsulin Shortage
It came to my attention today that there is a shortage of Caninsulin in Canada. Caninsulin is a type of insulin that is made for dogs. However, a lot of cats are on this insulin as well. It is the...
View ArticleIs there a shortage of Interceptor and Sentinel for dogs?
If your dog takes the heartworm preventative medication called Interceptor, or the heartworm and flea prevention called Sentinel, you may have trouble buying the product right now. Novartis, the...
View ArticleIs Trifexis safe? Are the internet rumors of side effects true?
Added December 2012: This article has collected a LOT of comments from people concerned about Trifexis side effects. I am torn on how to report on this issue. The fact that hundreds of you feel that...
View ArticleConvenia injections not the best treatment for feline URTI.
A new study, published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association looked at how effective Cefovecin (Convenia) was as an antibiotic when treating upper respiratory infections (URTI)...
View ArticleOregano instead of antibiotics?
It sounds wacky, doesn’t it? Who would think that the spice oregano could take the place of antibiotics? Is this just a silly internet rumor? Or is there any truth to the idea that oregano can...
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