WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bill Abajian, Senior Executive Advisor for Global Licensing and Business Development for Generex Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq:GNBT) (www.generex.com), is featured on the Doggie Chronicles Radio Program -- "a show all about dogs and the people who love them." The audio segment is available to listen online at http://tr.im/GRSpets and as a podcast via iTunes.

With program hosts Lisa Gorman and Scott Sheppard, Abajian discussed hypoglycemia in dogs and cats and how Generex's proprietary Glucose RapidSpray(TM), marketed for humans and their pets, is a convenient way to maintain blood glucose levels throughout the day.

There are more than 72 million pet dogs and nearly 82 million pet cats in the United States. About one in 500 of these pets eventually develops diabetes mellitus such that additional dietary glucose may be desirable. Glucose RapidSpray(TM) is designed to provide this additional dietary glucose.

"Some dogs are especially at risk of low blood sugar events and a seizure that goes along with it," said Abajian. "During the process of developing a product for humans, Generex has invented a glucose spray for the first signs of low blood sugar. It's administered through the pet's mouth, gets into the bloodstream within three minutes, and raises its blood sugar."

Glucose RapidSpray(TM) is a scientifically formulated and easy-to-use liquid glucose spray that is absorbed by the inner lining of the mouth without any chewing or swallowing. Other potential uses for Glucose RapidSpray(TM) for pets include newborn dogs and cats, toy breeds, hunting dogs, show dogs, pre-and-post operative care, aging pets, and pets with low appetites.

"This exciting product provides a much more user-friendly option for pet owners to react effectively to their pets' needs and an alternative to administering large pills and other tedious methods," continued Abajian. "Glucose RapidSpray(TM) has been very well received in the veterinary community, and is available in the U.S. and Canada through local veterinarians, retailers and online at www.glucoserapidspraypets.com."

Earlier this year Generex entered into an agreement with Butler Animal Health Supply LLC, the nation's leading distributor of companion animal health supplies to veterinarians, to distribute Glucose RapidSpray(TM) (www.glucoserapidspraypets.com) in the United States. McCarthy and Sons Service, a leading Canadian sales firm to veterinarians and veterinarian hospitals in the animal health industry in Canada, distributes the product there.

The global animal health market was worth $17.4 billion in 2005 with a forecast annual compound growth rate of 4.5 percent to $21.7 billion in 2010.