Question re: Benedryl & dogs
We've decided to try Jesse on Benedryl to see if it helps his skin issues as it's undoubtedly some form of allergic reaction (it went nuts when everything started to bloom this past Tuesday). He's 50...
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dturm wrote:Code2High wrote:
He'd get the fifty two or three times a day.
Benadryl takes some getting used to with dogs, because it just does not affect them the way it does humans. If there's a sedative effect at all, it is VERY subtle.
This. Some dogs have an idiosyncratic reaction - they get hyper on the high end dose.
Also benadryl is probably not the best antihistamine choice for dogs, though it is usually used first because of it's cost and availability. Hydroxyzine and doxepin seem to have more universal results.
There is a new medication, Apoquel that works on allergy (also food allergy) in a different way and precludes the need for cortisone in many cases.
Earl is spot on in reference to grain free diets.Doug, DVM
Thank you!
Not to mention the extent of all the dog food companies jumping on this grain free band wagon. :R
Which in turn increases the foods protein and fat levels to off the charts. And I know most pet owners are not even reading the labels to see just how much the protein/fat levels increase in a a grain free product.:(
IMHO I think the vets are going to be seeing an increase of liver and kidney problems passing thru their clinics due to owners switching unnecessarily to such high protein/fat dog food.
