Similar to human medications, pet meds aren’t the easiest things to get approved. The FDA has a ton of tests that all must be passed before they will let any type of medication reach the open market and into the hands of the public is serves. This being said over the past year several new drugs have been approved that promise to make the lives of our furry friends much more pleasant. Most recently the FDA gave their consent towards the antibiotic Convenia (or cefovecin sodium). Convenia is a long term (a typical dosage normally lasts up to 14 days) medication that is designed to give relief to those animals who are dealing with skin infections. “By relieving pet owners of the often impractical responsibility of giving pills to their pets several times a day ... Convenia ensures the antibiotic's course of treatment is completed on time” according to a spokesman from it’s creators over at Phizer. 

Another medication that has been approved fairly recently is Cerenia. Cerenia was designed specifically for dogs and is the first of it’s kind created to stop the effects of motion sickness. As any pet owner who likes to travel with their animal will tell you, motion sickness can be a major issue. One study even suggests that as many as 1 out of every 6 dogs get motion sickness when traveling and that with just one dose of Cerenia 93% of all cases experience vast improvement within a short period of time.