Online Pharmacy now available!
Purchase your medications and favorite products at the click of a button.
Our well-stocked, full-service pharmacy carries a variety of medications and preventatives for your pet. We stock everything from antihistamines, pain medications, medicated shampoos, and joint supplements to heartworm, flea and tick preventatives, antibiotics and hormone supplements.
TO DISPENSE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, YOUR PET MUST HAVE HAD AN EXAM WITH ONE OF OUR VETERINARIANS WITHIN THE LAST 14 MONTHS. THIS IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. Other conditions may apply to some medications.
Purchase your medications and favorite products at the click of a button.
We can make many drugs into liquid formulations and flavor them, to make giving medicine at home easier for you and your pet! Compounding a drug into a liquid form or making certain combinations of medications can help ensure your pet gets the full dose of his or her necessary medication. Additionally, we can find the right alternatives if you have a particularly small pet who cannot take standard doses or if you have a pet who is especially difficult to medicate properly. Some compounding must be done by specialty pharmacies, and in those cases, we can get that service done for you quickly.
What if we don’t carry something on the shelf? We can easily special order medications for you. Usually, we can have a special order in our office within 2 working days. If you need a special order, please try to let us know at least 3 days before you run out of your current supply.
Sometimes it’s a fight to get a pill down an animal!
Here are a few tips to make it easier:
Put it in a treat! If your pet likes treats, then get one you can smash around the pill! Many animals LOVE “Pill Pockets,” but you can try peanut butter, a small amount of cheese, or even some soft food. There's usually no fight if you can make giving a pill a treat! If you can’t give them a pill in a treat, try giving them a treat after getting a pill, which may show them that getting medication is a good thing.
Instead of trying to only control the mouth, get a good hold on your animal’s full body when you give a pill. Hold their body next to yours for added strength. If they can back away or shake their head, it’s much harder to pill them. Don’t be afraid to put them in a corner so they can’t back away, or use your leg to control a big dog.
Get a “pill popper.” These are little thin sticks that hold a pill so you can get it to the back of their mouth, and then let you press a button to “pop” the pill into their mouth. If the pill is up near their teeth, they spit it out, but if it gets to the back of the throat, they are likely to swallow it.
When you get a pill in your pet’s mouth, you can gently rub their throat or softly blow in their face. Sometimes this helps pets swallow.
If pilling doesn’t work, ask us about other formulations! Liquids, chewy treat tabs, and sometimes smear-able paste can be made. Don’t give up without talking to us about it!
