*Easy dosing heart therapy
*Toilet training puppies
*Feline Greenies™ are here!!!
Heart disease is relatively common in dogs, especially certain breeds.
The good news is that it is not necessarily life threatening if treated in time. The vast majority of heart cases in dogs are due to a deficiency of the mitral valve and respond readily to medication.
However the downside is that such medication is lifelong, the dog having to be treated daily. This brings in the very real problem of ‘owner compliance.’
Research has shown that 75% of all pet owners stop
treatment within one month of the disease being diagnosed.
With larger breeds of dogs giving tablets is not a relatively difficult task but the cost of constant medication is prohibitive to many owners.
With smaller breeds cost is not such a significant factor but many of these dogs are difficult to give tablets to.
Both of these problems have now been solved by a new drug called Prilium, which is a liquid given over the tongue or on the feed.
A common complaint on Radio Pacific is about the cat attacking the owner’s ankles and being quite aggressive at times.
This can be a trait of cats weaned too early and never been taught to temper their play responses.
If a kitten nurses too hard on the mother in play, the mother soon corrects it.
This may not happen with bottle fed kittens, either through lack of awareness of the harshness of teat biting or because of a reluctance to harm the kitten.
Correction at feeding is best by mimicking feline growls and hisses.
Once learned the behaviour may possibly be modified by the same
As such there are no problems with dosing even the most difficult dogs and, as a liquid, it is much cheaper to manufacture than tablets thus making dosing of large dogs far more economical.
Ask your vet if Prilium is right for your dog.
Prilium is registered under the ACVM Act 1967, licence number A9527, A9528, A9529. Prescription Animal Remedy (PAR) Class 1, available only under the authority or prescription of a veterinarian.
hisses and low growls but persistent training will be required.
As to drug therapy anecdotal evidence has it that one particular sedative is very effective, (daily for about 2 weeks).
However it is a controlled drug and, as such, must be prescribed by your veterinarian and any such prescription recorded.