Does your dog have difficulty focusing or sitting still? If so, Fido may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Doggie Disorder, which affects millions and is often undiagnosed. But you may not realize it if you have ADHD yourself. So try Fidolin, a psychotropic just right for your dog - and you. It actually works in brains [...]

Pets at risk of harming themselves are increasingly being prescribed antidepressants because they can’t discuss problems in their lives with others, a leading veterinarian tells The Telegraph.
Romain Pizzi, a zoo and wildlife medicine specialist with the UK’s Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, says more more pets are being prescribed Prozac and that tropical birds, such [...]

Just in time for that summer vacation ride with your pooch, the drugmaker is making available Cerenia, the “first and only FDA-approved” med for preventing and treating canine vomiting due to various causes, including motion sickness. The drug, which is available in tablet and injectable forms, was actually approved back in the winter, by the [...]

What was the problem? Lilly’s Elanco Animal Health unit overstated the effectiveness of Reconcile, its new tablet for dogs with separation anxiety. Actually, Reconcile isn’t new; it’s really Prozac for pooches and the drugmaker is marketing the med to owners who fear Fido will act up while the Master is away.
A few months ago, Lilly [...]

Of course, you may not realize that because of all the newly approved pet meds making headlines these days are for dogs - Pfizer’s Slentrol for fat fido and Lilly’s Reconcile for anxious pups - or is that anxious owners?
The reality, however, is that Fluffy may be the next big opportunity. And it’s just [...]

What a week. Fat pills for you and your best friend. First, Glaxo is launching Alli, and today, Pfizer starts selling Slentrol, its new diet drug for dogs. But Pfizer’s marketing campaign raises an important question - how does one know if Pfido is truly pfat?
To solve this troubling dilemma, Pfizer has come up with [...]

Got the blues? Having a dog can help. And Lilly wants to remind us with its new campaign ‘Support Partners: Canine Companions,’ which is also sponsored by the Psychiatric Service Dog Society. The program features tips on incorporating a dog in your life.
Of course, if your dog doesn’t do it for you, there’s always Cymbalta. [...]

Naming a new prescription drug is hard enough. There has to be some excitement and zest associated with the nomenclature. And so anything that sounds like Zeus or invokes his other-worldly image is usually chosen.
But what to do with all these new meds for dogs? Fido may enjoy roaming the aisles at Petco, but he [...]

Actually, in the animal kingdom, Eli Lilly has renamed it Reconcile, and just launched the prescription pill for all those uptight dogs who can’t bear to be apart from their masters.
The beef-flavored chewable tablet “basically calms the dog and makes it more receptive to the (behavior management) training that’s supposed to go along with it,” [...]

Yet another med has been approved to help your dog lead a better life. This time its Cerenia, which is designed to help the poor pooch with motion sickness or suffering the ill effects of chemotherapy, which can cause acute vomiting.
Assuming the drug is truly safe and effective, this is sounds like a good pill [...]