For Referring Veterinarians

Apoquel has been more consistently available during the past year affording the opportunity to appreciate where best to consider its use. Apoquel has been effective in managing pruritus in the majority of patients treated with approximately 80% demonstrating excellent response within 48 to 72 hours of treatment with b.i.d. dosing. Some patients will develop a significant degree of pruritus near the end of the 24-hour dosing period when the dose is reduced to once daily.

Corneal ulcers are a common eye problem for cats and dogs.  In addition to treating an ulcer with a topical antibiotic, artificial tear supplement and pain medication, adding a tetracycline drug can aid healing. Tetracycline drugs function as more than just an antibiotic. They also function as antiproteases and enhance the epithelialization of corneal ulcers. Tetracyclines (doxycycline, minocycline, oxytetracycline [Terramycin]) have anti-collagenase effects and anti-inflammatory effects on the ocular surface. Tetracyclines have been shown to…

Pimobendan helps prolong the symptom-free period for dogs with pre-clinical degenerative valve disease and cardiomegaly – EPIC Trial results. The EPIC (Evaluation of Pimobendan In dogs with Cardiomegaly caused by preclinical mitral valve disease) Trial results have been published and look to propose new recommendations for dogs with heart enlargement secondary to degenerative valve disease that have not yet developed congestive heart failure (Stage B2 dogs).1  To date, this represents the largest (360 dogs) prospective,…