Vetoryl and Human Pregnancy

[Lucysmom1989]

Does anyone have more information on the risks of administering this while trying to become pregnant/being pregnant? My dog is my first baby and she has tolerated Vetoryl SO well in the management of her cushings. My partner travels a lot for work and my dog takes a dose with breakfast and dinner. Is it a huge risk to administer her meds myself, while wearing gloves and washing my hands after? I’m at a loss and don’t know what else to do. All of the info I can find seems unclear. Thank you!!

[labblab]

Hello and welcome to you and Lucy! It’s wonderful to hear that she’s doing so well with her Vetoryl treatment :-))). And we wish you the very best of luck in your efforts to expand your family!

I wish I could give you a more definitive answer regarding any risks posed to you by administering the capsules. But all we’ve had to go on through the years is Dechra’s printed warning stating that pregnant women or those trying to conceive should not “handle” the capsules. I’m sure you’ve already seen that warning and probably that’s what has promoted your concern. But does that warning still apply if you carefully wear gloves and certainly never open the capsules? I dunno.

I am not a vet and have no medical training, so all I can offer is a personal opinion. But I would think that as long as you’re scrupulous about wearing gloves, washing your hands, and perhaps even donning a mask (which COVID has certainly made widely available!), it’s hard to know how any traces of the chemical could enter either through your skin or respiratory system.

You could contact Dechra directly to see whether they can provide some more detailed guidance. Although, in order to eliminate any potential risk of liability, they might just give you a blanket “No, don’t touch it.” So I’d also encourage you to ask your own OB/GYN doctor because they might have access to more specific research about trilostane’s genuine risks that’s unavailable to the general public.

FWIW, through the years we have had a few pregnant members who have administered trilostane to their dogs while being careful about limiting exposure via gloves and hand washing. But I certainly understand why you’re hoping for some more definitive answers, and if you get them, you’ll be doing us a great service by sharing them!

Marianne