The reason you won't see these for sale online or anywhere other than the vet in Canada is because the medication is lethally toxic to some breeds of dogs. Ergo you need to see a vet to obtain it here. A vet would be acting negligently to dole out this regulated prescription medication without verifying the intended use whether it be for use with a specific breed of dog or for use in an aquarium.

where did you read that Andrew? all I could find is sometimes hearding dogs especialy boarder collies can have some nuralogical side effects ie. trembling. and it shouldnt be given to dogs under 2lbs.

I personaly think like anything else its a money grab by vets as they won't give it to you unless you have had your yearly exam, then after that (like I did 5 days ago) you just walk in and say I want a 6 pack and my dog weighs 40lbs. they try to up sell you to the fancy stuff that treats flees, and ticks, but only two types of worms instead of the 4 that interceptor does.. you say no then they go in the back and come out with it. no vet involved, just a check to make sure I was in with in the last 12 months.

I know from when I used to live at home you can get horse and cattle meds and administer them yourself with out seeing a vet, we used to do all the needles for our cows and horses ourselves.. and when I was seeing a girl that bread cats we used to give them there shots also.. maybe there is a place you can get that for dogs also?

Steve

I had a patient who is a vet last year and we spoke about it several times while I was treating her. After discussing the use in reef aquariums she came in for an appointment with a couple pills for me.

ahh, she must have been talking about the very tiny or very young, or people just being idiots and giving a 10 lb dog 5 pills. cuz it tested safe at 5x the dosage with slight side effects. I was surprised to learn about the border collie issues but they are a little nurotic to start with :mrgreen:

Steve