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Dog medications

In the past few years, the field of health care and medication has undergone a tremendous change and there have also been drastic developments. This not only in the field of human health and medication but also applies to medication for Dogs. In the earlier days, though people used to groom Dogs in their homes, most of them were unaware of the fact that there are medications available for all kinds of pet diseases. But today even the awareness among the pet owners has increased tremendously.

Though veterinary medicine has gained popularity only in the recent past, it is perhaps very old from long ago. Medication with reference to veterinary science includes different things like disease diagnosis, therapeutic and other medical principles which are applicable to both domestic and wild animals etc. However, pet medications are limited to certain applications which are probably suitable only for domestic pets.

Almost all kinds of advanced techniques that have emerged in the field of human healthcare also equally apply to Pet Care also. Some such advanced techniques are cataract operations, root canal treatments and pacemakers etc. Such a drastic advancement hasn't emerged just like that. Rather it is the result of the continuous research in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biology and chemicals.

Similar to the field of general medicine, orthopedics and other medicine related studies, even the field of veterinary medicine provides a wide range of educational opportunities to interested people in different branches of veterinary studies. The courses that are offered in the field of veterinary medicine are veterinary anatomy, animal breeding and nutrition, animal virology, physiology, microbiology, pharmacology and parisitology.

Another interesting point relevant to the study of veterinary medicine is that even that field has got cut throat competition. It is not easy to get an admission into a school that is offering veterinary courses. Exhaustive hands-on practice is one criterion on which candidates are assessed for admission. Sometimes it may so happen that only one candidate is selected out of four or five.

Veterinary doctors are also like doctors who treat human beings. They also treat your dog and prescribe the right medicines depending on the diagnosis similar to the way in which human beings are treated by doctors. Negligence in treating or giving medication to dogs is never good. You should always ensure that your dog is given the entire course of medication as prescribed by the vet completely without fail. Pet medicines are mostly available at a vet clinic. Sometimes the vet may give a prescription. The prescription can be taken to any local pharmacy and the medications can be easily got.

Veterinary doctors sometimes would prescribe curative medicines to your dog and also preventive medicines depending on the condition of your dog. There are also chances and instances wherein some dogs may require taking a particular medicine prescribed by the vet for its entire life time.

Utmost care is necessary when it comes to the dosage of antibiotics to dogs. Even a slightest increase in the dose would be of great harm to the dog.

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