Katie H.
Yelp
I have a very small dog (less than 3 lbs) who has very severe seizures due to a heart problem. She has to be on a Phenobarbital Elixir to control them. Previously, I was getting a premixed version of the medicine from Walgreens. I had been calling in her refill for over a week and she was down to just a few drops not even a full dose. They didn't seem to care and was definitely not in any hurry to fill her medicine, which I can only assume is because she's a dog. Of course, she goes into a full blown seizure, one of the worst I've ever seen. Her seizures last sometimes for 12 to 18 hours. Walgreen's couldn't transfer her medication to any other pharmacy because of the classification of the medicine. My vets office and I were both frantically calling every possible pharmacy within 3 counties. No where had the medication in stock. Finally, my vet got in touch with Moss Compounding Pharmacy aka The Pharmacy and they realized how dire our situation was but they also did not have the premixed medication in stock either but they said they could make it for her. I had no idea at the time how much of a blessing this all actually was. As soon as I administered my dog Moss's compounded elixir to her for the very first time her seizure actually stopped. Little did I know that the premixed version wasn't even helping to combat the seizures nor was it helping her when she was suffering a seizure. It was just drugging her into a daily fog that made her miserable. She would run and cry from the premixed version because the taste was so overwhelmingly bad, much worse than any terrible tasting cough syrup you can imagine. Since, Moss has been compounding her medication she doesn't even have to take it twice a day to prevent seizures. Since she is a registered support animal she is with me all the time and I know exactly what it looks like before she goes into a seizure so I am now able to just administer her the medication as needed and now since I can do it this way she has not once gone into a full seizure in almost 7 months. She isn't in a drugged hazy state all the time which allows her to do her job as my support animal. She's so much healthier and happier. She gets to run and play again and not spend her entire day sleeping. She doesn't even get upset about taking her medication because it doesn't taste bad. It barely has any taste at all except a hint of orange flavor. Moss Compounding Pharmacy showed me and her real compassion and that she was just as important and not just a dog or another prescription number. They also gave her back so much better quality of life and by her quality of life improving so has mine. Thank you Moss Compounding Pharmacy and the staff at The Pharmacy.
