Dog Medication

I am a strong believer in finding natural treatments for dogs, as the long term use of drugs can cause serious side effects.    Please realize that even though I am not an advocate for dog meds, sometimes you need to get your dog on meds, especially in life threatening situations such as heart failure.   Mainly, I want to  point out that any meds given to dogs, may have serious long term effects.

Listed below are a few places that does studies on dog meds.

The majority of pets that had abnormal laboratory findings were 7 years of age and older. This corroborates other scientific data indicating that older patients receiving long-term drug treatments must be closely monitored to ensure normal organ function. Older pets have a higher likelihood of decreased liver or kidney function, which increases their risk of drug-related adverse events. Additionally, this study suggests that organ function may potentially decline over time and any changes must be recognized as early as possible to prevent any drug-related issues. Routine follow-up blood and urine tests every 3 to 6 months is generally accepted as adequate to recognize any developing organ system compromise.

This study proved that more than one-third of pets receiving at least one long-term medication had an abnormal laboratory test result.

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Effects of Long Term Medication

Medication