CaniQuell (Clomipramine Hydrochloride) Tablets for Dogs
For dogs over six months of age. Prescription required.
Product Description
CaniQuell is a clomipramine hydrochloride tablet used as part of a comprehensive behavioral management program to treat separation anxiety in dogs. Clomipramine is a tricyclic antidepressant, and it's the same active ingredient as Clomicalm.
It's prescribed for the dog who comes apart when left alone: barking or howling through the day, destroying doorframes and crates, or urinating and defecating indoors despite being fully housetrained. Those behaviors are distress, not disobedience, and medication makes a dog calm enough to learn from the training that actually resolves the problem.
That pairing is the point. Clomipramine is labeled for use alongside behavior modification, not instead of it. Dogs treated with medication alone generally do worse than dogs getting both.
Specifications
Active ingredient: clomipramine hydrochloride
Species: dogs over six months of age
Form: tablet
Prescription required
Available in several tablet strengths — use the one your veterinarian prescribed
How to Use
Give exactly as prescribed. Follow the strength and schedule on your prescription rather than adjusting on your own, and give it consistently at the same times each day.
This medication takes time. Clomipramine typically needs several weeks of daily dosing before its full effect is apparent, so don't judge it after a few days or stop early because nothing seems to have changed.
Do not stop abruptly. Your veterinarian will taper the dose when it's time to discontinue.
If a dose is missed, give it when you remember unless it's nearly time for the next one. Do not double up.
Keep working the behavior plan alongside it. Departure training, gradual desensitization, and management of the dog's alone time are what produce lasting change.
Important Safety Information
Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. For use in dogs only. Not for use in cats or humans.
Do not use in dogs with a known hypersensitivity to clomipramine or other tricyclic antidepressants, or in breeding male dogs.
Do not give with, or within two weeks of, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, including selegiline and amitraz-containing products such as some tick collars. Tell your veterinarian about every medication and supplement your dog receives, particularly other behavior medications, since combining serotonergic drugs carries real risk.
Use with caution in dogs with cardiovascular disease, seizure disorders, glaucoma, liver disease, or urinary retention. Your veterinarian may want baseline bloodwork and periodic monitoring.
Common effects include sedation, dry mouth, vomiting, diarrhea, and decreased appetite, often easing over the first couple of weeks. Contact your veterinarian if your dog becomes markedly lethargic, has trouble urinating, develops a rapid or irregular heartbeat, has a seizure, or becomes more agitated rather than calmer.
Keep out of reach of children and pets. Overdose is serious and can cause seizures and cardiac arrhythmias. If your dog eats extra tablets, contact your veterinarian or an animal poison control center immediately.
