Pharmaceutical care includes a provision of professional information and advice on medicines, whereas dispensing (advisory and consulting activities) is given by a person authorized to dispense medicines and concerns not only human, but also veterinary medicines. This article is focused on the dispensing of veterinary medicines containing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Proper dispensing is essential for a provision of qualified advisory activities and the specific advice a pharmacist (when dispensing veterinary medicines) is an important part of effective and secure therapy for animals. The article describes selected active substances from an extensive class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, their importance in veterinary medicine and their usage in relation to individual animal species. The article contains also a summary table containing basic information necessary for the dispensation of such veterinary medicines registered in Slovakia, which can simplify and speed-up the work of a pharmacist in practice. Medicines given exclusively by a veterinarian are not included in this article.