The Canitide Pen
Dial the dose. Not the math.
A reusable pen that takes sealed, pre-mixed 3 mL cartridges. Twist on a needle, dial your dog’s units, press. Ten seconds. The same motion, every formula.
Dial the dose, not the math
Vial protocols make owners convert milligrams to milliliters to insulin-syringe ticks. The pen dials units. Your band is on the card that comes in the box.
Pre-mixed, so nothing gets wasted
Reconstitution errors are the most common mistake in home dosing. Canitide cartridges arrive mixed in bacteriostatic water at a fixed concentration, sterility-tested lot by lot.
A needle your dog barely notices
32-gauge, 4 mm. Shorter and finer than the insulin syringes most vial kits ship with. Most dogs keep eating their breakfast.
One pen, every formula
Swap a REPAIR cartridge for COAT in ten seconds. The pen is yours for years; only the cartridges refill.
Six steps
How to dose.
- LoadUnscrew the body, drop in a cartridge, screw closed.
- AttachTwist a fresh 32G pen needle onto the tip. Remove both caps.
- PrimeDial 2 units, point up, press until a drop appears. Once per new cartridge.
- DialTurn the dial to your dog’s units. Big numerals, a click per unit.
- DoseLift loose skin at the scruff or flank, press the button, hold five seconds.
- DoneCap the needle, drop it in the sharps container, cartridge back in the fridge.
Versus vials
What you stop doing.
| Typical vial kit | Canitide Pen | |
|---|---|---|
| Reconstitute powder with water | Yes, every vial | Never. Pre-mixed at fill |
| Convert mg → mL → syringe units | Yes, with a chart | No. Dial the units on your card |
| Draw up with an insulin syringe | Yes | No. Click a pen needle on |
| Needle | 29–31G insulin syringe | 32G × 4 mm pen needle |
| Sterility tested after mixing | No (mixed at home) | Every cartridge lot |
| Formulas | Usually one | Six, one pen |
| Subscription with free shipping | Rarely | Canipep Club, 15% off |
| Certificate of analysis | Sometimes | QR on every label, per lot |
| Guarantee | Varies | 60 days, no return needed |
Specifications
| Dose increments | 1 unit (0.01 mL), 1–60 units per dose |
|---|---|
| Cartridge | 3 mL glass, ISO 11608-3 format, pre-mixed, sterile; filled to 3.15 mL so priming never costs a dose |
| Needles | Standard pen needles; we ship 32G × 4 mm |
| Dose window | Large-print numerals, audible click per unit |
| Body | Matte midnight polymer, aluminum dial ring, cap with clip |
| Priming | 2 units before first use of each cartridge |
| Storage | Refrigerate cartridges (2–8 °C); the pen itself stays at room temperature |
| Warranty | 2 years. If the pen fails, we replace it. |
| Compatibility | Every Canitide cartridge, every formula |
In the Starter Kit
- Canitide Pen
- One pre-mixed cartridge of your formula
- 30 pen needles, 32G × 4 mm
- 30 alcohol swabs
- Mail-back sharps container
- Printed dosing card for your dog’s weight band
- Canipep Club access
Free download
The Canitide dosing & pen guide
Every weight band for all six formulas, how to use the pen, storage, what to watch for, and a card to fill in for your dog. The same guide that ships in every Starter Kit.