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Originally Posted by yorkiefan_  Thank you for the information, Tom. It's always nice to have an expert here when I'm still an amateur with my pup, lol. I didn't even think of the Benadryl tip for bees. I can only seem to find the children's version of Benadryl in liquid form though, and I know that stuff is likely filled with tons and tons of sugar to get kids to take it. Is that ok too, and if so, how much should be used? |
Children's liquid benadryl is perfectly ok, they actually like the taste of it and will even want to lick the syringe afterwards. The formula for figuring out the dosage for Childrens Liquid Benedry is:
Your dogs body weight times 5 divided by 12.5 = dose in cc/ml
To figure out your dogs body weight you have to convert ounces to pounds...
EX: a dog that weighs 4 pounds 10 ounces would weigh 4.625 pounds
you must take the 10 ounces and divide by 16 then add the 4 pounds...
10 divided by 16 = .625 + 4 =4.625
4.625 X 5 divided by 12.5 =1.85 cc/ml
It's good for bites, stings, give it before you go to the vet for vaccines to decrease the chance of reactions to shots too. I have 2 bottles in my doggy emergency aid kit and plenty of syringes.