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Giving childrens benedryl to a Yorkie My yorkie is 2yrs old and she all of a sudden started scratching her body. She has no fleas and no dry skin. Is it safe to give her the benedryl and what else can I do. I feed her Cesars wet food. |
She may be having food allergies. Do you mean Cesar Selects or food by Cesar Milan? If it is the little cups of wet, Cesar Selects. I suggest you switch food. It could be a food allergy. I was told by my vet that feeding Cesar's Selects was like you or I eating chocolate cake for every meal. This is a very rich food, contains by-products, and not good quality imo. Dog Food Reviews - All Products - Powered by ReviewPost As for giving you pup benedryl, I would never advise to administer drugs to your dog without consulting your vet. You vet or vet derm may be able to help determine the cause of itchy skin. |
I forgot to say--- Welcome! :) |
Ok my vet is the one that said give her benedryl just to see if it lightens it up. I just don't want it to hurt her. I am going to bathe her in oatmeal this evening. Also she's been eating the Cesar sun rise dog food for 2yrs would she all of a suddene be allergic to it. |
I don't know anything about food allergies, but my little one is having allergies this time of year. The vet prescribed childrens claritin. I was afraid of giving this to her too - they are so little! She does seem to feel better w it; once I got up the courage to give it to her! |
I give Bevo childrens benadryl for allergies...however it ONLY comes in liquid, so Ive found that a generic tablet form is easier to have him take! He spits the liquid out! I bought a pill cutter and disect the pill into 4 parts and give him 1 part twice daily. (I think its equivelent to .25 mg) |
I soak up the liquid med with a treat broken up - sneaky mommy! :D (Just in case you already have the liquid on hand.) |
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I tried that...even tried injecting it in treats...didnt get past him!! lol |
It's fine. It's most likely environmental since starting at this time of year although food is a possibility? Is pup on flea preventative? What does did the vet suggest? |
She doesn't have fleas. It's just strange how this year she's scratching all the time. I know she's miserable. I guess I'll try childrens benedryl all I have is the liquid. |
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If your vet suggests it, I would do it. I hope it helps her.:) |
Its completely safe to give benadryl, and it doesnt have to be childrens. You give 1 mg per pound of body weight. You must give it twice daily for up to two weeks before you may notice a difference. SOme dogs show improvement within a day or two, others not for 2 weeks. Zyrtec has helped my dogs alot more than benadryl. But they are both completely safe for our little dogs. I am a vet tech, and we recommend it almost on a daily basis at our veterinary clinic. And yes, your dog may eat a dog food for 2 years, and then develop an allergy. In fact alot of dogs do, after eating the same food for 6 months or more, all of the sudden develop an allergy. And then some you know immediately that there is a problem. |
Should I change her food or wait and see if benedryl helps |
If i were you i would change food also. that food is not a very good one. And there are alot of really good ones out there, that come in canned too, so you can find one yours likes. I would switch to something grain free. Taste of the Wild is what we feed, and they all love it. And its not too expensive, and its grain free, comes in a few different flavors too. WHere i buy it, its only 8.99 for 10 lbs, and about a dollar per can. |
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