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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. |
Thanks everyone for the advice. Going to try these few things over the next few days and see what happens. |
I give Kayla 1tsp. of children's bendyrl in bubble gum flavor and she does pretty good with it. I also give it to her in a syringe instead of a tsp. I give Dudley and 1/4 tsp. because he is so tiny. Good luck, I know its terrible to see them scratching constantly. |
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You've already received such great advice but wanted to at least say hello and welcome! I hope your little baby gets to feeling better soon! We had a lab who suffered from allergies. She now lives up north with some of our family because she couldn't handle the allergens here in Houston. She does much better in their environment. It broke our hearts to let her go... not that that will be the case for you... just trapsing down memory lane. ;) Let us know how she is doing!!! |
I give Rosie benadryl occasionally for allergies. My vet only suggests childrens liquid. I am not sure why. But this is the same vet that says no to Zyrtec while other vets say it is ok. The problem is they tell me that Benadryl has a very short lasting effect. As a last resort, he will give a shot for allergies. You might try a limited ingredient diet if it is allergies. Believe it or not, Rosie has allergies toward grass. Lol. I am the only person in the world to get a dog allergic to grass. :D Another problem we have had is chiggers. Yes, dogs can get chigger bites. Good luck in solving the problem. Let us know how it goes. And welcome to YorkieTalk! |
our little ones are so fiesty...lol |
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