Did my vet say to give my dog adult Benadryl, or something else?

Unfortunately, by law it is illegal for the experts at Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to give the dose information for any drug, including OTC drugs, without seeing the animal in person first. That's because doing so requires a veterinary client patient relationship which cannot be achieved via an internet forum. In addition, the experts cannot say for certain if a specific drug is safe for your dog. You need to check with Chewy's vet to see if it's safe to give him, and the vet can give you the dose.

Unfortunately, by law it is illegal for the experts at Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to give the dose information for any drug, including OTC drugs, without seeing the animal in person first. That's because doing so requires a veterinary client patient relationship which cannot be achieved via an internet forum. In addition, the experts cannot say for certain if a specific drug is safe for your dog. You need to speak to your vet about this.

Benadryl (diphenhydramine) can be used to alleviate allergy symptoms, but you will need to contact your veterinarian for confirmation and a safe dose. Legally, we are prohibited from telling you to medicate Kalisi in the absence of a physical exam and a VPCR (veterinarian-patient-client relationship). Your vet can confirm allergies or diagnosis a different underlying cause for the symptoms.

No, it is never safe to give a dog human pain medications. Many are toxic to dogs and can be fatal as given. As for Benadryl, it is not licensed for use in dogs and should only be used when specifically prescribed by a vet and under a vet's supervisor, neither of which I can give you because it's illegal for me to do so without seeing her in person. You can bring Maggie into your vet to discuss using Benadryl, and the vet can let you know if it's safe and appropriate to use for her symptoms. The vet can also give you the dose information.

No, I would not give this to Lexi. It's never recommended to self treat your dog, as you may accidentally do harm to them. In addition, it may not be safe to give to her based on her health status. Finally, it may not be the appropriate drug for her symptoms. Because the experts at Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach cannot see Lexi in person, it is illegal for us to say if a drug is safe to give to her or not. I recommend giving your vet a call to see if they feel it's safe to give her Benadryl. They can give you the correct dose if they feel it's safe.

Yes, you can do that as it has been almost 6 hours since her dose of chlorpheniramine. You don't want to dose them any closer together than that. If she is really 134 pounds she will need quite a large dose of Benadryl. The dose is 1-2 mg/# so essentially she needs at least 134mg. It comes in 25mg capsules. So, I suggest you give her 150mg or 6 capsules. People always balk at this but dogs take a much higher dose than humans due to the way they metabolize it so yes, I really did say 6 capsules. Hope this helps. Please post again if you have more questions. Take care!

If Chloe seems to be doing well I would suggest that you do discontinue the Benadryl. Dogs actually will build up a tolerance to the Benadryl if given consistently over a period of time. At that time it will either stop working or she will need more to get the same effect. You can always start it up again. The probiotic may help with allergies believe it or not so you can definitely do that - it will not hurt anything and might help. I like Fortiflora but you can use any probiotic made for dogs (not human ones or dairy). I do not have any first hand experience using this product but I have had a lot of people tell me it works well for allergies: http://www.dinovite.com/ You can also add the fish oil if you want to as well. It is always recommended. Hope this helps. Best wishes.