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Acepromazine

Comments by Margie - We basically use acepromazine to sedate our male German Shepherd when our female German Shepherd is in season. We intend to breed them at some point, but she hasn't been old enough until recently, and we're
not ready yet. We also had to give him vet prescribed generic Xanex in addition last time. I think it is also used for dogs who do not tolerate long trips well or air travel.

Albuterol inhaler

Comments by Autumn - This is for my Roxy, who has chronic bronchitis. My vet had a little doggy inhaler, and Roxy takes it when she has some bad days. She really doesn't like it though, I sometimes just end up giving her a Prednizone pill.

Benedryl

Comments by Margie - I give this over the counter medication to one of my mixed bred dogs for
allergies.

Cerenia (Maropitant Citrate)

Comments by Autumn - This drug is used when you dog has a problem with vomiting.

Cimetidine

Comments by Debbie -Cimetidine is another antacid, like Pepcid AC. We switched over to this because it comes in liquid form & was easier for our dog to tolerate than the Pepcid AC pill. Liquid Pepcid is only good for 30 days & degrades so our vet chose this instead. It's available at Wal-Mart & is also inexpensive (16 oz. bottle was about $21). It's not liver-friendly so shouldn't be used long term.

Clavamox

Comments by Margie - Bentley, my male Yorkie cannot take clavamox as it makes him nauseous. He was prescribed it for a skin infection and we had to discontinue the clavamox and give him another drug.

Clindamycin

Comments by Debbie - The dogs all hate the taste of Clindamycin; it's very bitter & I told my vet to never prescribe it for them again.

Hydrocodone

Comments by Autumn - I never noticed a real difference with Xena being on Hydrocodone. She never really
got tired or anything.

Imodium

Comments by Susan - Before Lucy was stented 3 weeks ago, her Doctor prescribed over the counter Imodium (anti-diarrheal) because Lucy had phlegm in her throat. When I talked to the pharmacist about Imodium, he said that the vet is using the side effects of this drug for the phlegm. I could ONLY give this to Lucy for no more than 2 days in a very small quantity. I think it helped.

Metacam

Comments by Margie - My 15 year old hound dog was given Metacam in liquid form instead of Rimadyl after she had started having strange, mini-seizure type side effects from Rimadyl. The Metacam liquid is fairly expensive, and my vet recently learned that the generic, Meloxicam, is available at WalMart for $4 and wrote me a prescription for it. It is also a people drug.

Mucinex Mini Melts

Comments by Pam - Murphy likes the bubble gum flavor

Novox

Comments by Autumn - Carprofen, pain for Xena for one of her knees, luxating patella just starting to bother her from rough housing with Riche!

Oral Neomycin

Comments by Debbie - Oral neomycin is my choice for the liver dogs because it doesn't have to be refrigerated, unlike the metronidazole. It's also available without a prescription & is inexpensive ($10 for 16 oz.).

Pepcid

Comments by Margie - The generic of Pepcid is famotidine. It is an over the counter people medication given for sensitive
stomach.

Prednisone

Comment by Autumn - I'm overly careful after the pharmacy wrote the wrong dose of liquid prednisone on the label and I overdosed Xena, as a 2.5 lb puppy, for 3 days. Then, the pharmacy gave me the WRONG bottle of pain pills after she was spayed. Same meds, but for a big dog.

Rimadyl

Comment by Autumn - Xena fell off the bed one night, we rushed her to the ER (she was screaming a bit as Poms like to do). She was ok, did x-rays, nothing wrong, but the vet said that she might be sore so he gave her a shot of Rimadyl. Immediately she started itching. She would look kinda of uneasy, stop, scratch with her right leg...walk a couple steps, stop, itch on the other side. This happened immediately. We kept an eye on her and after 24 hours, she was better. Uhg! We would have been better off just not giving her anything!

Sucralfate

Comment by Debbie - this is used for nausea & stomach issues, especially in kidney failure dogs. Comes in either a pill or liquid. I've found the liquid is better as it coats the stomach; the pill isn't easily tolerated by kidney dogs or dogs with tummy problems.

Theophylline

Comments by Judy - Ty was originally diagnosed with CT, he was prescribed Theophylline (bronco dialator). The Theophylline really didn’t do much.

Torbutrol

Comments by Debbie - Torbutrol makes some of the dogs "verbal" so they whine, cry, or talk.

Tramadol

Comments by Margie - Tramadol causes drowsiness. It is used after surgery and for chronic
pain in older dogs.

Tussigon

Comments by Judy - When Ty was originally diagnosed with CT, he was prescribed Tussigon. The Tussigon just knocked him out and made him a zombie. The Vet said to stop the meds, since Tyson was the same on or off them. Luckily his CT is not bad, only “honks” when he’s really hot or really excited and I try to control those two things.

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