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Benadryl My 1 year old yorkie been itching,i read here that i could give her benadryl. would that be children's or regular? how long do you give it to them. |
Dr D said I could give Yogi (4 1/2lbs) a half of a childrens twice a day. But he didn't say if there was a time limit on how long I could do that. Fortunately Yogi's alergies seem to be better and I've not had to do it. |
I use the children's liquid dye free benedryl. Layla gets 1 ml- at the most I give it to her twice a day- but she never seems to need any more than that. Keep in mind it can either make them very sleep or VERY hyper- Layla has had both reactions to it :p |
I just had to do the same and my vet said a 1/4 of a tablet of regular Benadryl. I have not done more than one tab a day. It did make him very thirsty so give plenty of water with it. |
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 I'd rule out other possiblities for the itchies before I'd give benedryl. One cause is simply not rinsing well enough after bathing....and of course...fleas. Even one flea makes mine itchy. |
Thanks ladies! you been very helpful. I have check for fleas, but i do need to make sure i rinse her better. Thanks! |
I have a 9lb toy poodle also and he has allergies and the said to break the ben. tablet in half and give it to him 2 times a day. I've been doing this for about 3 weeks now, I had stopped to see if anything would changed but he just started back stracthing. So yes it has worked. |
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