Novartis Animal Health has advised on January 25, 2012, that foreign tablets may be in certain bottles of Clomicalm (clomipramine hydrochloride) tablets. Clomicalm is used to help with separation anxiety in dogs. Several products packaged at a facility in Lincoln, Nebraska were recalled over similar concerns. Novartis has voluntarily suspended operation at the facility. They […]
Animal hoarding involves keeping more companion animals than one can properly take care of. While many of these people are good-intentioned, it’s believed they have an underlying problem which causes them to collect animals. Hoarding is attributed to several disorders including dementia, OCD (obsessive/compulsive disorder), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder […]
The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is responsible for assuring that animal drugs and medicated feeds are safe and effective and that food from treated animals is safe to eat. In 1968, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was amended to include animal drugs. CVM works to educate consumers as […]
