Vet-Approved: 5 OTC Meds That Can Save Your Pet's Day

0:00 what over-the-counter human medications do I use on my pets these are my top five OTC human medications that I use on dogs and cats you should really stick around for treatment number five it's a brand new OTC combination remedy for dog ear infections and dog allergies [Music] thanks so much for being a supporter of

0:18 the channel I'd love for you to click up there to subscribe and then you click that link directly in the box below I continue copying my free book number one for dogs that are nauseous they eat something they shouldn't have or a cat suffering from renal failure this is the antacid femininity the brand Pepcid

0:34 Pepcid is very safe and effective antacid I used it a ton in Veterinary practice had many clients use it at home we're looking at a pretty typical dog and cat dose of 2.5 milligrams per 10 pounds of body weight two to three times a day so that would equate to a quarter of this 10 milligram tablet two to three

0:52 times a day vomiting pretty common cause I would have gone on emergency dog my dog's vomiting is there something at home that's safe to give this is something your parents probably gave to you when you were a kid this is gravel the name of the drug Diamond hydronate standard dog and cat dose is 12.5 milligrams for

1:11 10 pounds of body weight two to three times a day and that would equate to a quarter this 50 milligram tablet staying on the theme of gastrointestinal upset nausea vomiting and there's diarrhea as recently as a few days ago my brother's cat explosive diarrhea and he's asking like is there something I

1:30 can give my cat at home the drug that I found in practice to be most effective is this drug it's loperamide the brand name is imodium the one big caveat for dog owners is some dogs have a genetic mutation called the mdr1 gene mutation and what that means is some of the narcotics some of the

1:51 opiates ivermectins they can't process properly fortunately most dogs are cats they tolerate loperamide completely well if you happen to have a collie 70 of colleagues worldwide they have the mdr1g mutation if you have to have a long-haired whip at 50 of those if you happen to have an Australian Shepherd 50

2:13 of those they have this gene mutation then you wouldn't want to use loperamide or any of the other ivermectins or opiates the general adage I followed in Veterinary practice is white feet don't treat I was just going on the low end of those we're looking at 0.1 milligrams per kilo meaning a 10 pound dog or cat

2:30 they're about five kilos they would be getting 0.5 of a milligram these are two milligram capsules that means your dog or cat would be getting a quarter of this capsule two to three times a day I found most animals responded quite quick to little paramide you're just looking at one to two days of treatment our

2:48 fourth OTC Med we're moving on to skin your dog is an allergic oatbridge his ears are infected he's just shaking and shaking his ears you've got a cat that's eaten some milk has a food allergy just won't stop scratching his face you should be considering an antihistamine number four brings us to this

3:04 antihistamine cetirizine it's sold under the brand name reactant in Canada under Zyrtec in the U.S I've definitely been using it a lot lately What I really like about it is it's 24 hour treatment it doesn't have the same drowsiness side effects that I would see in Benadryl it's pretty darn effective a standard

3:22 dog and cactos is five milligrams which is half of this 10 milligram tablet for 10 pumps of body weight once daily number five this is actually a combination of two OTC meds it's a skin and ear topical medication it's a great option for dogs that have recurring ear infections we're not sure is this yeast

3:40 or is it just inflammation also inflamed areas on the skin especially for animals that have atopy environmental allergy and then get secondary yeast infections so number five consists of one part of this canister the antifungal the actual name of the drug is clotrimazole we use it a lot in

3:58 Veterinary practice then number two this is a one percent hydrocortisone cream clericosteroids they're also used a lot of Veterinary practice you get to make your own Veterinary preparation to make your at-home Veterinary cream I'm squirting in about one teaspoon of the clotrimazole or the canister then I'm

4:19 adding in another teaspoon of this here the one percent hydrocortisone let's mix it up together well white blending with white and no it's not cake icing this is our awesome At Home Veterinary remedy for allergies and ear infections you know then just put about a quarter of an inch on the end of your finger you know

4:40 tilt your dog's head back seat your finger into the base of your dog's ear inserting that down into the ear canal then rub the base of your ear really really well working its way down the ear canal you can treat your dog twice daily for five days here they are the five most common OTC mans that I use on

4:58 animals you can use as well thanks so much for watching this edition of Veterinary Secrets click up there to subscribe hit the Bell to sign up for notifications then when you click that link directly in the box below I can send you a copy my free book