Cardisure for Dogs Tablets

Cardisure for Dogs Tablets
1.25mg tablets » Priced per Tablet
2.5mg tablets » Priced per Tablet

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  • 1.25mg tablets » Priced per Tablet £0.52
  • 2.5mg tablets » Priced per Tablet £0.69
  • 5mg tablets » Priced per Tablet £1.79
  • 10mg tablets » Priced per Tablet £1.82

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Description

Cardisure contains the drug pimobendan, widely acknowledged as the drug of choice in the treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs. Pimobendan is known as a positive inotrope, which means it increases the force of contraction of the heart muscle. It does this without increasing the consumption of oxygen and energy. (Pimobendan increases the sensitivity and binding efficiency of heart muscle to calcium ions, which are involved in the process of contraction of cardiac muscle.) The increased force of contraction means that the heart works more efficiently as a pump, circulating blood to the internal organs to provide oxygen and nutrition. An additional beneficial effect of pimobendan is that it causes blood vessels around the body to open up slightly (peripheral vasodilation). This reduces the resistance to flow of blood through them, reducing the workload on the heart. Hence the failing heart receives a double benefit from the medication. Improved quality of life with better exercise tolerance result, along with greater life expectancy.

Cardisure is supplied as a range of tablet sizes. The most economical are 10mg tablets, which are cleverly scored so that they are easily broken into four quarters. Hence doses of 2.5mg, 5mg, 7.5mg and 10mg are easily given using this one tablet size. Smaller tablets, also easily divided, are available in 1.25mg, 2.5mg and 5mg sizes. Hence accurate and economical dosing of dogs of all different sizes is possible. Cardisure should be given twice daily without food. The tablets are meat flavoured to make it easier to give as a treats. Cardisure tablets come in blister packs with a long shelf life of 30 months from date of manufacture.

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Reviews (24)

Summary of Reviews for Cardisure for Dogs Tablets

Overall 5
Effectiveness
Ease Of Use
Value For Money
Absence Of Side Effects
23 out of 24 (96%) customers would recommend this product.
5 stars (19 reviews)
4 stars (4 reviews)
3 stars (1 reviews)
2 stars (0 reviews)
1 stars (0 reviews)

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55 Heart Tablets
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By on 26 February 2024

Happy with the product, cheaper than from the vets!!!

Customer recommends this product

45 Enlarged heart
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By on 28 December 2023

Molly takes these tablets happily and seems to have lots of energy

Customer recommends this product

55 New to me
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By on 25 May 2023

I absolutely love Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Ollie is our 4th and sadly one of the common disorders is a heart murmur which can develop as they get older. Our dogs have always taken another treatment for this but our vet recommended Cardisure and so far, so good. We give it to him with a scaping of doggie peanut butter and he takes it quite happily. Time will tell if his murmur gets worse. Sadly, we can't reverse it but we can slow it right down.

Customer recommends this product

45 Good
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By on 29 April 2023

Have for my boys heart murmur. He's doing good

Customer recommends this product

35 Heart
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By on 28 February 2023

The product is prescribed by our vet, therefore we hope it is doing our dog a lot of good for her heart problems. The price is rather expensive for 30 tablets.

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Q & A

Below are some recent questions we've received regarding Cardisure for Dogs Tablets, including answers from our team.

14 January 2022 at 12:59pm

Cardisure prescription

Andy

Is there a limit to the number of tablets I can order from Viovet at any one time ? ie if my Vet issues a 3 or 6 month prescription is that ok for you to supply ?

  • VioVet Staff

We can dispense as much as your vet allows through your prescription. Yes we can dispense 3 or 6 months in one go. If you order medication for use more than 6 months away then unfortunately we cannot guarantee the expiry dates on the medication will be beyond 6 months, and so the medication may not be fully usable. However most expiries we stock are at least a year or two away.

14 December 2015 at 7:56pm

Cardisure query

magsh

If I gave my dog cardisure for heart murmar can it make my dogs heart beat irregular

  • VioVet Staff

An irregular heart beat is common in dogs for lots or reasons. When a dog is quiet and at rest, the heart rate is usually irregular (in time with the breathing) in normal, healthy dogs not on any medication. It becomes regular on slight exercise. Various types of heart problem are associated with an irregular heart beat which persists or worsens on exercise and this can be clinically significant. Where these occur, they are usually the result of the underlying heart disease and are not caused by Cardisure. If in doubt, your vet needs to check your dog.

26 July 2015 at 12:05am

Cardisure v vetmedin

Sam

Can you tell me the difference between cardisure and vetmedin please?

  • VioVet Staff

They are different brands of the same drug. Vetmedin was the original, but Cardisure came out as an allowed copy, once the patent came off and other companies were allowed to produce it. They should both be equally effective.

Delivery Information

VetMedsDirect

VetMedsDirect has been working alongside VioVet to bring you a wider range of products, including prescription medications. VetMedsDirect has been owned and run by VioVet since 2015, and has been operating since then from the same premises in Luton, Bedfordshire.

VetMedsDirect has now been fully merged with VioVet. If you had an account with VetMedsDirect you can securely login with your same details on the VioVet website and there will be no delay or disruption to the supply of your pet products.

Thank you for being a VetMedsDirect customer, we are confident that you will be just as satisfied with what VioVet can offer you and your pets!

If you'd like more information about the company merge, you can read more on our blog.