Term used to describe the use of a medication for a condition for which it was not FDA approved. A large number of medications used in veterinary medicine are used 'off label'. If veterinarians only used FDA approved medications, options for treatments of certain conditions would be severely limited... ↪ Read more Veterinary Drug Handbook (VDH) is the reference veterinarians turn to when they want an independent source of information on the drugs that are used in veterinary medicine today.
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Off label
Term used to describe the use of a medication for a condition for which it was not FDA approved. A large number of medications used in veterinary medicine are used 'off label'. If veterinarians only used FDA approved medications, options for treatments of certain conditions would be severely limited... ↪ Read more Offal
Animal organs rejected at slaughter as unfit for human consumption, e.g. spleen, intestine, brain, lungs.... ↪ Read more Obsessive compulsive
A behavioral condition in which a pet repeatedly performs an action out of context. It is thought that the behavior is an expression of stress, frustration and/or conflict. Certain breeds more prone to these behaviors. The behaviors include tail-chasing, some cases of excessive barking, continual... ↪ Read more Obligate Carnivore
An animal that requires in its diet nutrients that are found in sufficient quantities only in meat or other animal products.... ↪ Read more Nystagmus
Nutrient
Compounds in foods which are essential for life. Nutrients include protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, etc.... ↪ Read more Nutraceutical
A very broad term describing certain components in food (plant or animal) or nutritional supplements, which contain substances normally present in the body that aid in the proper functioning of body systems.... ↪ Read more Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS)
Agents which reduce inflammation but are not in the class of drugs known as steroids. Examples include aspirin, Rimadyl and phenylbutazone.... ↪ Read more Nonseptic
A condition not caused by an infection. For example, septic arthritis is caused by an infection with bacteria, yeast or other agent; a case of nonseptic arthritis may be caused by injury or cancer... ↪ Read more Nonpathogenic
Not causing disease. Some bacteria, such as those that normally live in an animal's intestines, are nonpathogenic.... ↪ Read more Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
A type of diabetes mellitus in which although the blood glucose levels are higher than normal, they are not immediately life-threatening, and the animal can survive without supplemental insulin. Also called Type II diabetes.... ↪ Read more Nocturnal
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