We understand how finicky animals can be when it comes to their diet. The same problem often occurs when one tries to administer a medication to them. To help in such situations, our compounding pharmacy can prepare medications in a flavored oral dose or transdermal dose that can be customized for the animal. Fish-flavored medications for cats and liver-flavored medications for dogs are readily available. We can prepare piña colada- or banana-flavored medications for exotic birds.

Commercially available animal medications often come in only one dosage or strength. To properly medicate small animals, a reduced dose often must be given. This can be a problem and a potential source of either over- or under-medicating if the needed drug only comes in a solid form and given dosage. Our compounding pharmacy can provide the exact amount of medication per dose needed to treat smaller animals. Conversely, we can provide larger than commercially available strengths of medications and make them into single doses. 

Frequently, drug manufacturers will discontinue the production of medications and dosage forms due to low demand, and hence a decreased profit for them. However, there is often still a need for these. When a veterinary formulation is not commercially available and there is no human preparation that can be used, we can help. Our compounding pharmacy can obtain the necessary pharmaceutical-grade chemicals to compound individualized dosage forms that may even out-perform the discontinued formulation! 

At times, it is impossible to open an animal’s mouth to administer a needed medication. In such situations, our compounding pharmacy can concentrate a medication in a flavored gel that’s then applied to the animal’s paw or fur, and thus be administered via licking. Furthermore, medications can be incorporated into rectal suppositories or added to a specially-compounded cream, gel, or ointment for transdermal absorption. 

Some animal ailments, such as skin disorders, are often best treated using a combination of drugs. To avoid multiple dosing while achieving cost savings, our compounding pharmacy can combine the needed concentrations of the required medications into a single, easy-to-use product.

Veterinarians are welcome to contact us for a complete list of veterinary products available for compounding at our pharmacy.