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If your pet won't take their medication — spits out the pill, hates the flavor, or needs a dose that doesn't come in a size that fits — we can help. Thornhill's compounds pet medications into flavors, forms, and doses your animal will actually take, prepared by licensed pharmacists right here in Lubbock, exactly as your veterinarian prescribes. No two pets are the same, so their medication shouldn't be either.
Flavors, forms and doses your pet will actually take — as prescribed by your veterinarian.
Veterinary compounding is the preparation of a pet's medication in a custom form, flavor, or dose by a licensed pharmacy, as prescribed by a veterinarian. It lets a pharmacist turn a medication a pet refuses — a bitter pill, an unavailable strength — into a flavored liquid, chew, or transdermal gel the animal will actually take.
Getting a pet to take medication is one of the hardest parts of caring for a sick or senior animal. A dog buries the pill; a cat foams at a bitter taste; the dose the vet wants doesn't come in a size that works for a small animal. Veterinary compounding solves the delivery problem — a licensed pharmacist prepares the same kind of medication in a form and flavor built for your pet, so the treatment your veterinarian prescribed can actually get into your animal.
That might mean a flavored liquid a cat will lick from a spoon, a chicken- or fish-flavored chew for a dog, a transdermal gel you rub inside the ear for a pet that won't swallow anything, or a custom strength for an animal that's too small or too large for a commercial dose. Because these forms aren't sold off the shelf, a compounding pharmacy prepares them patient-specific — for your pet, as prescribed by your veterinarian — for dogs, cats, and exotics alike.
Not sure whether a compounded medication is right for your pet? Here's how a compounded pet medication compares to a standard commercial product — so you and your veterinarian can decide together.
Who it's for: Compounded pet medication may be worth a conversation if your pet refuses or reacts to a commercial medication, needs a dose that doesn't come in the right size, or if a product they rely on has been discontinued — and your veterinarian is open to a custom option. It's for the owner who's tired of the daily battle and wants their animal to actually get the care the vet prescribed.
What are they taking, and what's the problem — the flavor, the form, the dose? No need to have everything figured out; we'll walk through it.
A compounded pet medication is prescribed by your veterinarian; we handle the coordination and the prescription details with their office. Already have a vet ready to prescribe? Have them send it our way.
Compounded to your vet's plan, in the flavor and form built for your animal — and we show you how to give it.
Every compounded pet medication is prepared by licensed pharmacists in a pharmacy that's LegitScript Certified and licensed in Texas and New Mexico. A pharmacist reviews the formula, checks it against your veterinarian's plan, and prepares it here in Lubbock — not shipped in from a warehouse three states away. As a local veterinary compounding pharmacy, we coordinate directly with your vet's office and you can talk to a pharmacist who knows your pet's prescription. Thornhill's is founder-led and community-rooted, recognized by the Texas Pharmacy Association and voted Best Pharmacy in the 2025 Best of Lubbock awards.
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When a commercial product can't meet a patient's needs — a flavor they refuse, a dose that doesn't come in the right size, a formulation that's been discontinued — we're the compounding partner you can build a plan around. We prepare patient-specific veterinary formulations in the flavors, forms, and strengths you specify. LegitScript Certified, licensed in Texas and New Mexico, with a pharmacist you can reach directly to talk through a formulation before you prescribe.
Veterinary compounding is the preparation of a pet's medication in a custom flavor, form, or dose by licensed pharmacists in a LegitScript Certified pharmacy, as prescribed by your veterinarian. It's made patient-specific for your animal — under Texas and New Mexico pharmacy licensure — when a commercial product won't work. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
Yes. A compounded pet medication is patient-specific and prepared only on a valid prescription from your veterinarian. If your pet needs a custom flavor, form, or dose, talk to your vet — or start a request with us and we'll coordinate with their office, so the medication is prepared exactly as your veterinarian determines is right for your animal.
Yes — a transdermal medication is often used for cats that won't take a pill or liquid. It's a gel applied to the skin, usually inside the ear, prepared to the dose your veterinarian prescribes. Whether a transdermal form is appropriate for a specific medication is a decision your veterinarian makes; we compound it patient-specific for your cat.
Depending on what your veterinarian prescribes, we can compound pet medications as flavored liquids, chewable treats, or transdermal gels, in flavors like chicken, fish, or beef that pets are more likely to accept. We also compound custom strengths for animals that are too small or too large for a standard commercial dose — for dogs, cats, and exotics.
The cost of a compounded pet medication depends on the medication, form, flavor, and quantity your veterinarian prescribes, since each is prepared patient-specific. Because it isn't a commercial product, pricing isn't a fixed shelf price — talk to a Thornhill's pharmacist and we'll walk you through your pet's specific prescription.
A compounded pet medication is prepared by licensed pharmacists in a LegitScript Certified pharmacy, as prescribed by your veterinarian, and made patient-specific for your animal. Your veterinarian determines whether a compounded medication is appropriate for your pet and directs the treatment; we prepare it to their plan. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
