Does Your Pharmacy Compound??

We have two senior pugs in our house

Mr. Bailey is 14 and Hazel is 12

They both get arthritis supplements, 

Bailey takes Deramaxx 

and both of them get Gabapentin for pain

Meal time can be quite the process 

Dinner time looks like this

One cup of yummy food topper, scoops of powdered enzymes for inflamation, liquid glucosamine, one Deramaxx pill, one scoop of skin supplement for Mabel 

and liquid gabapentin 

Because we are small dogs, 

the only way to get a small enough dose of the gabapentin 

has been a liquid that has to be refrigerated. 

Before measuring doses

 it must be shaken thoroughly for several minutes.

It is sticky and messy and tastes nasty. 

Then we found

Shaver Pharmacy and Compounding Center

they not only do people prescriptions 

they also do pet medications

Our vet called them 

with Bailey & Hazel's prescriptions for the Gabapentin. 

Hazel gets a smaller dose than Bailey

Two days later we picked up 

two bags of beef flavored chews.

Each chew containing the proper dose of Gabapentin, 

enough for two months

Not only does this make meal time easier, 

but Mom feels more confident 

that we are getting the right dose every time.  

 The increase in cost was minimal over the cost of the liquid which is more expensive than powder capsules. 

Could something like this be helpful to you?

Maybe you have a compounding pharmacy in your area!

We are The PugRanch Kids

Bailey, Hazel & Mabel