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• My dog is prescribed 2.5mg 3 times/day. That's 90 pills a month. Why do you limit customers to 1 bottle of 50/month when you can see the prescription and know that's not enough for a month? Is there any exceptions to your restrictions??

  Asked by Sharon
  5 years ago

  • Vetmedin (pimobendan) is currently distributed to pharmacies and veterinary clinics via an allocation system. We limit customers to 1 bottle of 50 tablets per month so that the product is available to as many pets as possible. For further information specific to the allocation, please contact our pharmacy staff via email at [email protected]. Other contact information is available on our site at: https://www.vetrxdirect.com/contact

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• For some time you have been out of stock for Vetmedin .5 mg. Any idea when it will be back in stock? Thanks.?

  Asked by NC
  5 years ago

• My cat takes 2.5 mg twice a day. Are the 10mg able to be split into quarters easily??

  Asked by Matt
  7 years ago

  • Vetmedin chewable tablets are scored so they can be split in half easily. It may be more challenging to split the tablets again into quarters (due to tablet crumbling), however, it is okay to do split into quarters as it does not alter medication effectiveness. Vetmedin does come in 2.5mg chewable tablets as well, which might be easier to use. Please contact your cat's vet as they may have additional recommendations on which strength would be best for your cat.

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• Hello. Vet is prescribing 1.25mg dose for my dog. Are the 5mg tablets easily broken into 4 doses? From the picture looks like the tablet only has one score line but with a pill cutter would a second split be feasible? Or is the 2.5mg tablet (divided) easier to manage? Thank you in advance for advice.?

  Asked by Liz
  7 years ago

  • Vetmedin comes in oblong shaped, half-scored chewable tablets. It may be difficult to split these tablets properly into fourths due to their shape and they may crumble when split more than half, even with a pill cutter. The 2.5 mg tablet is scored, and would be easier than splitting into fourths.

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• can i buy the 5mg and easily split into 4ths??

  Asked by question
  7 years ago

  • Vetmedin comes in oblong shaped, half-scored chewable tablets. It may be difficult to split these tablets properly into fourths due to their shape and they may crumble when split more than half. If your veterinarian prescribes ¼ tablets, we recommend having your vet clinic showing you how to split tablets, or your clinic splitting them for you. Vetmedin is also available in 1.25 mg tablets, which are equivalent to a ¼ tablet of the 5mg strength.

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• Can this be given to a cat??

  Asked by Crystal
  8 years ago

  • Vetmedin is not currently labeled for use in cats. However, some case reports have shown successful use in cats. The correct dosing is unknown and is currently based upon dosages given to dogs. Vetmedin is contraindicated in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a heart disease common in cats. The use of this medication in cats would be left to the veterinarian's discretion.

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• I am giving this medication to a small (14lb) dog. I am having a hard time getting her to take it even though it is supposed to be chewable. I have tried crushing it up in food, or wrapping it in everything I can think of. She will smell it, eat the meat or whatever and spit the pill out. Does it come in liquid form??

  Asked by Lucy's Mom
  8 years ago

  • Unfortunately, Vetmedin is only available through VetRxDirect in the form of chewable tablets. An option that is available to you through VetRxDirect is purchasing Pill Pockets. This product is designed to mask the flavor and smell of medications to ease the administration of them to your pet. They come in a variety of flavors and have a small hole where you are able to insert the medication. It is recommended to break the medication into smaller pieces to further avoid detection by your pet. Please see "pill pockets" on the VetRxDirect website for further information, pricing, and reviews. Thank you, VetRxDirect

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  • I give my 13 pound dog this med. He refuses to eat it and can smell it in food so he flat will not take it. So, what I learned to do is mix 2 level tablespoons of non-fat powdered milk in a 1/2 pint jar of water, add a teaspoon honey and mix. Next, pour 2 tablespoons of the mix in a shallow dish, crush the pill really fine and stir it in the milk mixture. My dog LOVES it! And, you have enough mixture to last several days. Keep in the fridge. If he wants it warm, put the milk in the microwave 5 seconds BEFORE adding the ground up pill. Best of luck. God bless.

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  • My Yorkie would probably never chew up a tablet. Instead, I hold her on my lap, talk to her, tell her to open her mouth (which she does), and I put the piece of tablet in the very back of her mouth (throat), and I rub my fingers down the outside of her throat area to help her swallow it...and down it goes. Once in a while it doesn't go down, but I just do the process again. So far, that's worked well for me. Good luck. Pills are hard to give to our fur babies.

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  • My dog got used to cheese, seiners and other things. I finally put it in ice cream and no problem. She eats it right up.

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• My 1.25 Vetmedin was imprinted with P05 this time, is this just different because the P01 stamped ones are manufactured in Canada??

  Asked by Catmumz
  9 years ago

  • Per the manufacturer, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Vetmedin 1.25mg, 5mg, and 10mg tablets all have 2 different sites in which they are manufactured. Therefore, there are 2 different embossment codes upon each tablet, depending on which location it was manufactured at. The 2.5mg Vetmedin tablets are only manufactured at 1 location and therefore only have 1 embossment code. The embossment codes on the tablets are as follows: Vetmedin 1.25mg tablets: P01 --OR-- P05 Vetmedin 2.5mg tablets: P06 Vetmedin 5mg tablets: P03 --OR-- P07 Vetmedin 10mg tablets: P04 --OR-- P08 Thank you, VetRxDirect

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• My dog weighs nine pounds what size of heart murmur medication is right??

  Asked by Cheryla
  9 years ago

  • The dosing recommendations for Vetmedin are 0.5 mg/kg daily in two divided doses according to our resources. Following these guidelines, an expected dose would be approximately one-half to one 1.25mg tablet twice daily. However, these guidelines do not replace the recommendations from your veterinarian. See your veterinarian for dosing Vetmedin in your dog. Thank you, VetRxDirect

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• what does the 1.25 chewable tablet look like i.e. what is the color and the numbers??

  Asked by fRANKLIN
  10 years ago

  • It looks like those are orange in color and the numbers on it are P01. Thank you, VetRxDirect

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