Zyrtec --- Need dosage info

[BanditSocks2]

Originally Posted by MDKaren

Don't know a pooch would react to Zyrtec but it kept both my daughter and husband awake at night...totally messed up their sleep. A friend told me it made her son "nuts", very anxious and hyper. So I would not give it to your precious pup without consulting the doc first.

That's so funny, Nala had the same result to Bendadryll- not totallly messing up her sleep just making her more alert than she already is... and her nickname is already crackhead haha

[afrillisdark]

i give bella benadryl. benadryl is for every 1lb its 1-2mg. i usually just smash up one whole 25mg of benadryl and mix it with peanut butter n she eats it. bella is around 7.5-8lbs. i give her one in the morning when i go to school and when we are about to go to bed. dont give benadryl to ur baby more than 3 times a day.

you can google it. zyrtec sounds good but its expensive i have allergies myself and zyrtec is like gold to me. benadryl or pharmacy or generic brand benadryl is is cheaper and very effective.

a lot of vets suggest benadryl. i havent heard the zyrtec one yet.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by afrillisdark

i give bella benadryl. benadryl is for every 1lb its 1-2mg. i usually just smash up one whole 25mg of benadryl and mix it with peanut butter n she eats it. bella is around 7.5-8lbs. i give her one in the morning when i go to school and when we are about to go to bed. dont give benadryl to ur baby more than 3 times a day.

you can google it. zyrtec sounds good but its expensive i have allergies myself and zyrtec is like gold to me. benadryl or pharmacy or generic brand benadryl is is cheaper and very effective.

a lot of vets suggest benadryl. i havent heard the zyrtec one yet.

Are you saying you give her the whole 25mg 3x a day? Her dose for her weight would not be 25mg at a time. Maybe it's just the way you wrote it...but just thought I'd say something.

Also, for Benadryl to really be effective - it has to be given every 4-6 hours. It sounds like you're giving it before bedtime, and then again in the morning - if I'm reading this correct. Giving it 2x day means she is metabolizing the benadryl out of her system (before she gets another dose), and she won't maintain a therapeutic level. Benadryl's half-life can be as short as 2.5 hours (!) - so it really should be given to accommodate it's fast rate of elimination.

Generic zyrtec isn't bad in price at all -- esp. bc you only need 1/4th a pill - and it's a 24 hour pill. It's more expensive than Benadryl, for sure, but not too bad in small dog-doses.

[tahk]

I actuall buy the "generic" Zyrtec at Costco in a huge bottle, and it's very affordable. Both my daughter have seasonal allergies, so they take one a day too. As mentioned before, Benedryl has to be given several times a day. Zyrtec only once a day. It comes in a 10 mg tablet. My Coby weighs 12 lbs, so he get a whole pill at bedtime every night with a little peanut butter smeared on it. He swallows it no problem at all. He thinks it his "bedtime" treat. Furbabies under 10 lbs should only get 1/2 of a 10 mg pill.
As mentioned before, it can take up to 2 weeks of everyday use to be able to see symptoms improving, so don't give up too quickly...