Dogs with seasonal allergies

Last year we noticed Yogi scratching a lot so we took him to the vet. Vet said he has seasonal allergies. He told us to give him benadryl. It made me nervous to give him "people" medication so we didnt give him anything and the scratching stopped. Well, it seems to have started again this season. Has anyone given their dog Benadryl?

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Our vet recommended it as well - a half tablet once a day or a whole one at night if the scratching is keeping her or us up. My dog is just under 60 lbs.

My parents' vet recommended it for their dog as a sedative of sorts - he is really old and gets worked up when they have company then can barely walk the next day. They also said it can help keep his cancer from coming back (he had two tumors removed over his life) because it slows the mast cell growth.

So, we had no problem giving Amber benadryl. It works!

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I give it to both our dogs. Never had a problem.

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Do you give tablet or liquid? I looked for the liquid today in Target and they only had the children's brand. They had tablets but I didnt know if that was okay.

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I give Norway a childrens meltaway.... he's 75 lbs

he gets sooo excited over them....it's like he thinks they're candy ha ha

Message edited 10/12/2009 8:57:20 PM.

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I was doing some reading online and pills seem to be better than the liquid bc of alcohol content in the liquid form.

ETA: We're going to the vet this week so we can ask questions then.

Message edited 10/13/2009 10:46:20 AM.

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we gave it to buddy and he had no problems. we gave him the tablets an put it in peanut butter so he cant spit out the pill.

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Our dog is Yogi too and he has seasonal allergies.

We give him a benadryl pill.

edited for spelling.

Message edited 10/23/2009 1:30:01 PM.

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I've given to my 16 pd dog. I give him childrens brand though.

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I give my Shih Tzu Benadryl. Just be sure od the dosage b/c I once gave him a little too much and it dried him out. He was hacking for a day or two and I thought he had kennel cough but, it was just from the benadryl.