Veterinary method for treating inappropriate elimination of urine in household pets
AssigneeTrustees of Tufts College
InventorsNicholas H. Dodman, Louis Shuster
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Abstract
The present invention provides a veterinary treatment method for animals suffering from a high arousal state. The treatment employs a class of pharmacologically active compounds having a pyrimidinyl-piperazine ring structure of which the most preferred member is buspirone. These compounds are administered to a variety of different domestic animals and household pets exhibiting behavioral problems which often are refractory to other modes of treatment.
Claims8
A veterinary method for treating inappropriate elimination of urine in household pets such as dogs and cats, said veterinary method comprising the step of:
- administering to the household pet which is eliminating urine inappropriately an effective amount of at least one pharmacologically active compound selected from the class consisting of N-[(4-heteroaryl-1-piperazinyl) alkyl]-substituted imides, its analogues and derivatives.
A veterinary method for treating inappropriate elimination of urine in household pets such as dogs and cats, said veterinary method comprising the steps of:
- administering to the household pet which is eliminating urine inappropriately a first effective amount of at least one pharmacologically active compound selected from the class consisting of N-[(4-heteroaryl-1-piperazinyl) alkyl]-substituted imides, its analogues and derivatives;
- allowing sufficient time for said first administered effective amount to begin to reduce the inappropriate elimination of urine by the household pet;
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- administering a second effective amount of said pharmacologically active compound to reduce further the inappropriate elimination of urine by the household pet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.