Comments on: Should My Itchy Dog Get Apoquel?

By: Zita Glohe

Zita Glohe — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 08:28:29 +0000

In reply to Juanita Lamdin. Hi I have some great news for you. I feel your pain with trying to give your pug tablets. We had this issue for some timeBUT something made me try Liverwurst paste and low and behold no more issues. It's cheap and we just make sure it is well buried in the Liverwurst (Hans). Good luck!!!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 20:02:14 +0000

In reply to Lisa Zenker-Tannehill. Hi Lisa. In Australia at least, we have clear prescribing rules that prevent the use of the 16mg tablet below 13.5kg. Our tablet also does not have a score line to divide it 4 ways. It's also worth pointing out that the prices you mention per tablet are not especially low, possibly because you are buying small quantities.

By: Lisa Zenker-Tannehill

Lisa Zenker-Tannehill — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:56:46 +0000

In reply to Nick kostalas. I buy mine from chewy, they fax the vet and get the ok then ship it to me and I only pay 51.00 for 21 16mg tablets that I then cut into quarters and give my dogs.. I have it on auto ship so I don't run out and when I have enough all I have to do is skip a shipment and since my order is over 49.00 I get free shipping Not sure if you can get a site like this over where you're at..

By: Denise Elliott

Denise Elliott — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:52:17 +0000

In reply to Andrew.

Hi Andrew
I wish my vet of 17 yrs would write a script for me for Apoquel
After spending thousands of dollars with him He Refused to give me a script His nurse told me he gets cranky when people ask for scripts Maybe time to change vets
Cheers Denise

By: Denise Elliott

Denise Elliott — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:44:08 +0000

In reply to Nick kostalas.

Hi Nick
I know where you are coming from I am also on pension Have 2 senior rescue pooches that I Love dearly My Vet has just put one on Apoquel He charges me $113 for 20 3.5 dosage
I asked him and out giving me a script HE REFUSED
I have been with him for 17 yrs & spent thousands of dollars with him I had 2 other fur babies that both passed last year Not happy
but nothing I can do other than see if there are vets in my area who would write ne a script & I would go with them It’s sad because I really like the vet I have but I think he could have given me a script

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 06:56:09 +0000

So informative! Our 17yr old Jack Russell has been on Apoquel for about 18months now and its been fantastic for him; he did have papiloma’s before we started Apoquel, all over his body & 2 on his head, but they have increased since then – hard to tell whether thats age or because of the medication really. He does get itchy about an hour before his next dose like mentioned above so interesting to see others noted the same. Right now i’m battling him being constantly hungry. He’s also taking Cardisure so I had kind of hoped maybe that would reduce his appetite and balance it out a bit but I think age may also be getting to the old guy, he really only gets grumpy about food in the warmer months (We’re west of Sydney) so it might just be that he’s being more grumpy as he ages in general. Very interesting read though, thank you!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 23:37:14 +0000

In reply to Liz. Hi Liz. My advice would be to ask your vet about the dose. There may be a good reason why it's the way it is, and now you've seen the dose chart you can have an informed discussion.

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 18:36:55 +0000

Hi Susan, I have a 4 year old pug who has seasonal allergies and they just seem to get worse every year. He is on 5.4mg once a day but he wakes up at 3 or 4am and is just so so itchy he keeps everyone awake and you can tell he is distressed. Should I try giving him 1/2 in the am and 1/2 in the pm or just give him a whole pills 2x a day? He weighs about 23lbs so it looks by the chart he should get 2 a day but my prescription says 1 a day.

By: Aleesha

Aleesha — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 20:59:44 +0000

Thank you for your article!! Great read!!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 02:24:17 +0000

In reply to Juanita Lamdin. Hi Juanita. I have never heard of a dog refusing Apoquel. Normally I would teach you how to give a pill without food but Pugs are very hard. I can't suggest anything except to ask your vet about Cytopoint instead.