Canine Prescription Drugs

Series Summary

As 'man's best friend,' there is a welcomed obligation for pet owners to care for their dogs, and every pet owner knows that this can be a full-time job. Dogs lovingly weave their way into families, and much like a child that encounters the occasional accident, dogs can find their way into trouble as well. With that in mind, it's important to take care of dogs through grooming, veterinarian visits, health, nutrition, exercises and proper training. A healthy and happy dog makes for a happy pet owner. In this free video series on pet care, a veterinarian discusses dog health treatment and dog care advice. Find out how to keep a dog on a well-balanced diet, and learn about the vaccinations they should receive as puppies. Learn about caring for a pregnant dog, and find out how to treat certain conditions, such as ear mites, ticks, ear infections, diabetes and canine strokes. Care for man's best friend in the best way possible using helpful tips from a professional in animal care service.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Dr. Aimee Beger and today we are going to be talking about prescription drugs for your pet. Included in that we will be talking a little bit about vaccinations for cats and dogs as well. In order to get your dog vaccinated or your cat vaccinated what we would recommend is that you develop a good client patient veterinarian relationship with a veterinarian in your town. Go on make an appointment and come in. They will do an exam on your pet and will talk to you a little bit about vaccines. Typically in puppies we recommend vaccinating them at eight weeks, twelve weeks and sixteen weeks of age. You probably hear little Mishka here in the background. She is maybe saying no to vaccines. The first vaccines that we give is parvo, distemper, parainfluenza and that's at eight weeks. We repeat it again at twelve weeks. At which time we also give the bordetella vaccine which is used to prevent kennel cough in dogs. At sixteen weeks of age we also do the rabies vaccination along with a booster of the distemper, parvo and para influenza. We want to vaccinate your dog to prevent them from getting any of these diseases. Some of which can be very deadly. Prescription drugs. If you need to get prescription drugs the best way to get them is through your veterinarian. Either at their pharmacy or by a written script from them. Which you can take to your compounding pharmacy or pet pharmacy or even your human pharmacy. The other option is to also get them online."