Pharmaceuticals

Label-first drug, vaccine, parasiticide, and therapeutic-food guides for dogs and cats. These pages emphasize patient fit, safety limits, monitoring, and adjacent options.

Audience

Pet owners comparing a prescription or preventive, plus veterinary teams explaining the label.

Editorial Job

Answer high-intent medication and prevention questions without turning the page into dosing advice.

151 articles in this category · showing 71–80.

Last updated 2026-07-24

Topic Map

Drug Safety & Toxicology86 Parasiticides41 Dermatology36 Vaccination & Infectious Disease32 Gastroenterology28 Anesthesia & Analgesia24 Oncology23 Endocrinology22 Canine Osteoarthritis19 Nutrition19 Antibiotics & Anti-Infectives18 Cardiology12 Urology11 Feline CKD10

Companion animal in a veterinary exam setting with medication reference materials.

PharmaceuticalsJune 10, 2026 · 11 min read

FIP in Cats: GS-441524 Treatment, Diagnosis, and What Owners Need to Know

GS-441524 has transformed FIP from a fatal diagnosis to a treatable condition. Here is how FIP is diagnosed, how treatment works, what it costs, and the…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology #Vaccination & Infectious Disease

PharmaceuticalsJune 10, 2026 · 11 min read

Kennel Cough in Dogs (CIRDC): Causes, Treatment, Vaccines, and When It Becomes Dangerous

Kennel cough (CIRDC) is a complex of respiratory infections, not one disease. Covers causes, diagnosis, treatment, vaccines, and when a cough becomes an…

Ran Chen#Vaccination & Infectious Disease

PharmaceuticalsJune 10, 2026 · 9 min read

Vaccine and Biologic Adverse Events in Animals: What 3,225 FDA Reports Show

Analysis of 3,225 vaccine-only adverse-event reports in the FDA CVM database: 70% are serious, death in 38%, core vaccines and rabies dominate, and small dogs…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology #Vaccination & Infectious Disease

PharmaceuticalsJune 10, 2026 · 11 min read

What Vaccines and Biologics Are Licensed for Animals: 1,199 USDA Products Analyzed

Analysis of 1,199 USDA APHIS-licensed veterinary biologics: 67% are vaccines, 3 companies hold half of all licenses, and food-animal species dominate the…

Ran Chen#Vaccination & Infectious Disease #Drug Safety & Toxicology

PharmaceuticalsJune 9, 2026 · 12 min read

Cat Arthritis Treatment: Solensia, NSAIDs, Weight, and the Multimodal Plan That Helps Most

How feline osteoarthritis is treated in 2026 — Solensia, NSAID limits, gabapentin, Adequan, supplements, weight management, environmental changes, and what to…

Ran Chen#Anesthesia & Analgesia #Nutrition

PharmaceuticalsJune 9, 2026 · 10 min read

Cats Are Not Small Dogs: How Adverse-Event Profiles Differ in the FDA Data

A comparison of 974,175 dog and 145,155 cat adverse-event reports in the FDA CVM database: species-divergent reactions, top active ingredients, and why cats…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology #Parasiticides

PharmaceuticalsJune 9, 2026 · 8 min read

Equine Drug Adverse Events: What 18,126 Horse Reports Show

Analysis of 18,126 equine adverse-event reports in the FDA CVM database: ivermectin, omeprazole, moxidectin, pergolide — reactions, fatal outcomes, breed…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology

PharmaceuticalsJune 9, 2026 · 11 min read

When Animal-Drug Reactions Turn Fatal: 85,693 Death Reports Analyzed

Analysis of 85,693 fatal-outcome reports in the FDA CVM animal drug adverse-event database: which species and ingredients carry the highest fatality rates, and…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology

PharmaceuticalsJune 9, 2026 · 9 min read

What 1.34 Million FDA Animal-Drug Adverse-Event Reports Reveal

An analysis of 1,340,077 adverse-event reports from the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA database (1987–2026): species breakdown, top reactions,…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology

PharmaceuticalsJune 9, 2026 · 10 min read

Food-Animal Drug Safety: What 31,093 Cattle Adverse-Event Reports Show

Analysis of 31,093 cattle adverse-event reports in the FDA CVM database: sometribove, doramectin, tulathromycin, monensin, ceftiofur — fatality rates,…

Ran Chen#Drug Safety & Toxicology #Antibiotics & Anti-Infectives