We offer an in-house pharmacy fully stocked with prescription medications, treatments, and preventatives for your pet. It also provides many preventative medications, including flea and tick preventives, heartworm preventives, nutritional supplements, prescription diet food, dental care products, skin and coat care products, and so much more.
If you choose to purchase your pet’s medication from an outside or online pharmacy, we can provide you with a written prescription for your pet’s medication. There is a prescription liability fee for any medications we currently stock in-house. We do not fax or email written prescriptions to any outside pharmacies. Additionally, we do not approve prescription requests that are faxed or emailed from outside pharmacies. Once the doctor has written you a prescription for your pet’s medication, the liability for where you choose to have the medicine filed is solely on the pet parent.
Why do I need a prescription for my pet’s Heartworm Preventive?
Let’s talk about heartworm preventatives; these are the most common prescription medications with pet parents asking questions. Heartworm preventatives are labeled “prescription-only” because it’s critical that your pet have a heartworm test every year and that one of our veterinarians makes sure the medication is the right one based on your pet’s health status.
Why do I have to bring my pet in for an examination before the doctor will write a prescription or authorize a refill for my pet’s medication?
It is unethical and unlawful for one of our veterinarians to write a prescription or dispense prescription medication to your pet outside of a Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR). To maintain VCPR, one of our veterinarians must see your pet regularly; how often depends on your pet’s health. If your pet is on prescription medicine, one of our veterinarians may need to recheck your pet’s bloodwork or perform other tests to monitor your pet’s response to treatment and determine if the medication needs to be changed. For example, a dog being treated for thyroid issues needs to be rechecked regularly to ensure the dosage of drugs prescribed is effective.
Do not give human pain medications to your pet without first consulting with one of our veterinarians. Some human products, including over-the-counter medicines, can be fatal for pets.
