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LOL - 13 Feb 2004 05:38 GMT
I get regular promotional e-mails from Doctors Foster & Smith, and I
got one today that said they have a compounding pharmacy.  They listed
several yummy flavors (liver, mmmm good) but what impresed me the
most, though I would imagine all meds can't be done this way, is that
you can get transdermal gels which can be absorbed through the skin.
What a blessing that would be!  Mike is hard to pill; he takes his
valium without a big fuss because he likes the watermelon flavor our
TED compounded for us (yeah, Mike's weird) but the next time he has to
have something else, I am definitely going to look into this option.

This may be old news, but it was the first time I'd noticed the
compounding blurb, and I figured some here would be interested.  I
have no idea whether they would ship outside the US; it didn't mention
it either way in the FAQ I saw.

Disclaimer:  I am not affiliated with Drs F&S, etc., just an
all-too-regular customer.   :-)

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Krista
Denise VanDyke - 13 Feb 2004 16:25 GMT
Also, some human-oriented pharmacies do compounding.  If the TED can
give you a prescription, the pharmacy can compound it - if there is a
human version of that drug.  Since most medications are the same product
at a different strength, I doubt that would be a problem.  However, my
local compounding pharmacy gave me a price estimate for making Benedryl
into a cat-friendly form that would have been about 3-4 times the cost
for the stuff off the shelf (that Brenna thinks tastes worse than
clavamox).  Just FYI - according to Brenna, grape flavoring is bad, but
bubblegum is just nasty!

- Denise (who's been there and didn't do it)

> I get regular promotional e-mails from Doctors Foster & Smith, and I
> got one today that said they have a compounding pharmacy.  They listed
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> Krista
Don & Lisa - 14 Feb 2004 04:56 GMT
My Fireball gets his thyroid meds. compounded, I rub it in his ear. But they
can't compound his heart meds. I still have to pill him once a day, but can
rub his ear three times a day. I get it from a people pharmacy. And yes, it
is considerably more cost wise. But I couldn't take having to pill him three
times a day with multiple pills.

Head butts to all, Lisa.

> I get regular promotional e-mails from Doctors Foster & Smith, and I
> got one today that said they have a compounding pharmacy.  They listed
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> Krista
OU812? - 15 Feb 2004 14:54 GMT
> I get regular promotional e-mails from Doctors Foster & Smith, and I
> got one today that said they have a compounding pharmacy.  They listed
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> Krista

I wonder what they're using for the absorptive vehicle?  If its DMSO, your
pet will end up with garlic breath (and DMSO is the most common transdermal
vehicle)

Kristy
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Hopitus2 - 15 Feb 2004 23:28 GMT
(Snort) There are much worse things than garlic breath from your cat......

: > I get regular promotional e-mails from Doctors Foster & Smith, and I
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: Kristy
LOL - 16 Feb 2004 04:48 GMT
> I wonder what they're using for the absorptive vehicle?  If its DMSO, your
> pet will end up with garlic breath (and DMSO is the most common transdermal
> vehicle)
>
> Kristy

Heh.  It can't be any worse than Pounce breath.

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OU812? - 17 Feb 2004 03:08 GMT
>> I wonder what they're using for the absorptive vehicle?  If its
>> DMSO, your
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hehe.. i suppose you're right.. just thought it was an interesting fact to
throw on the table.. :)

Kristy
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