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Ibuprofen can harm dogs even when an exposure seems small. Learn the immediate steps after ingestion, what information your vet needs, and how to arrange safer pain care and home comfort.
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A practicing veterinarian's step-by-step guide to giving cats pills, liquids, and difficult-cat medications, plus pill pockets, pill guns, and compounded options.
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Keep your pets and other family members safe by locking up your "natural" over-the-counter supplements along with your prescription drugs.
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There are many options when it comes to motion sickness medicine for dogs. If over-the-counter products are not working, or you do not want to try natural products, your veterinarian may turn to prescription medications.
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These flea and tick preventives are chewable alternatives to spot-on treatments. But are they safe? Here's why we're concerned about them.
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Veterinarians have to be extra vigilant these days in how they prescribe controlled drugs to pets in need of pain relief.
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Learn how to identify gray market pet meds and ensure your pet’s medications are safe, authentic, and effective. Protect your pet’s health.
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Learn how to properly manage expired pet medications to ensure your pet's safety. Find out which medications can be reused and which should be discarded.
5 min readHere's some advice on sorting out expired meds and unlabeled bottles — plus, 4 common medications you should always keep on hand.
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Keep your cat safe and do your homework on these common — and potentially dangerous — household items.
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When you ask me to falsify your pet's health records or prescribe meds for a pet I haven't seen, you're asking me to put my veterinary license on the line.
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