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Originally Posted by Lolli_lah  So if she has a flea allergy and had been bitten once and is just having a reaction, this would still cause her to bite her nails? |
Yes. A local allergen, turns into a
systemic, histamine response. This is why a bee bite can *kill* some people, bc of the systemic response to it.
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Originally Posted by Lolli_lah I am only assuming on the label when it says 1.5% that it means for the whole volume. That's not much at all in just one spray so I'm also assuming that if any is ingested it would not be enough to cause any harm. Just an assumption, as this product seems to mostly only be given or prescribed by a vet according to google. Although some people sell it on eBay and other pet medication type sites. |
The 1.5% is the concentration, not the "volume" of the lidocaine.
For comparison, Humans usually use lidocaine products of only 2%-5% concentrations, for the most part.
Lidocaine was in the media quite a bit recently as people were using it incorrectly before getting laser hair removal done - young women were collapsing, going into comas, and then died bc too much lidocaine got into their bloodstream -
here is a CNN article on that tragic subject.
I'm not trying to tell you not to use it...it's up to you and you seem to really want to use it. I'm just saying that since you're putting it areas that your dog is LICKING, I dunno...I personally wouldn't do it, but it's up to you.
Another thing you might do is call the ASPCA poison line and run this by them; they may have more info about licking/ingesting these chemicals.
I just think it's better to err on the side of prevention when it comes to chemicals...esp. things like anesthetics and such.
