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Originally Posted by glowormglo  my gal, Ziva, has been tested and her results were off the charts for dust mites. There is no
getting away from them. I give her 12.5 mg of Benadryl daily. She still bites her feet but as yet has not drawn blood or anything. Just sad to see her doing this. I don't like the
idea of shots etc. It just doesn't sit well with me. |
To be therapeutic, you MUST give Benadryl 4x a day (every 4-6 hrs) bc it has such a short half-life. So, if you're only giving it once a day, you may as well not give it at all, really.
If you really want to try an OTC allergy med, which almost never work for moderate/severe allergies btw, then then use a 24hr med - either Zyrtec or Claritin.
Allergies are *miserable* for dogs - and you're describing a pretty miserable dog here, with the irritated paws. PLEASE treat for allergies properly...your kiddo deserves it.
Since there is a year-round allergy - your options are injections/allerdrops, Atopica, or Apoquel.
More about allergies here:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/die...tart-here.html