Prescription Drug Ads
and Commercials

Isn't that our body saying "Ouch! Yow! What are you doing to me! I can't process this stuff!"

Why don't these same rules apply to pet prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications?

It is left to us to think about, investigate and read the teensy-weensy tiny print on the product insert. (I can usually read this by wearing two pair of reading glasses, one on top of the other.) Why do we have to figure this out ourselves?

In part, because definitive studies aren't done on dog health affects because canines have such a short life span compared to us. Of course this could be due, in part, to all those drugs and cheap dog food.

The dog drug commercials that bother me the most are the flea, tick and heartworm ads. They are incredibly good at making us feel like bad owners if we don't use the product. After all, if we don't, our dogs suffer so much! Just look at those happy, healthy dogs on drugs.

They make no mention that our canines might not itch, scratch and develop flea dermatitis if we just fed them better. (Don't worry, I'll get off my soapbox in just four more paragraphs.)

And how do they get away with labeling it a medicine? The same goes for dewormers. Worms can only thrive in a gut that's full of gooey muck created by poor food choices and lack of beneficial bacteria (killed by antibiotics.)

What about real dog drugs like Rimadyl as an arthritis treatment for dogs? Know why we no longer see commercials on this top seller? The makers decided it was bad for business because the side effects reported have been so numerous, they would have to list death as a possible side effect.

I feel a sense of pure greed when the claim that year round dog flea treatment is needed when fleas can't survive below a certain temperature unless they are indoors. And how can there be any alive indoors if the dog flea control killed them all?

And what about year round treatment for heartworm? Not once have a seen a mosquito flying through the snow! Now I can see I've worked myself up over all this, so I should probably calm down with some deep breathing exercise or something. You can read more about heartworm pills and their side effects or the natural heartworm preventative if you like.

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