Comments on: What kind of allergy medicine can I give my dog besides benadryl?

By: DP

DP — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

No sense giving a medication if it’s not working..
I would change the food and put applecider vinegar in the drinking water before I would even think of giving Benedryl.. I don’t give the dogs anything that they don’t absolutely need.. I don’t like the mentality of certain vets that think pets are guinea pigs and send everyone home saying ‘ try this ‘ If it’s not going to work for sure.. Don’t give it.. You would be better off to get rid of the allergen than to medicate the symptoms.

By: tbjumper0514

tbjumper0514 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

Could he also have some sort of food allergy going on? Many dogs are allergic to the ingredients in low quality dog foods. I don’t know what you feed, but he may need a change in diet as well as the benadryl.

By: deirdrefaith

deirdrefaith — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

our dog gulps down sudafed. he loves it when we feed him a couple, then after an hr. or less stops sneezing and wheezing. he’s allergic to dust and mold, sand and grass

By: S R

S R — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

I have given my dog children allergy medicine. You can try one and see if it helps.

By: Buddy28

Buddy28 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

If the Benadryl isn’t working, I’d talk to your vet again and ask if there is an alternative he’d recommend. My vet has recommended Tavist-D as an alternative to Benadryl, but I really think you should always check with your vet before trying a new medicine.

By: lizzy

lizzy — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

Call the vet and ask… but if it’s that bad, antihistamines may not be strong enough. He may need steroids to calm it down. Better to try the antihistamines first, because they don’t have the side effects that steroids do, but the steroids hit MUCH harder. Definitely better to avoid the allergens if you can, but sometimes that’s not possible.

By: sun_and_moon_1973

sun_and_moon_1973 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

Any of the human OTC allergy meds should help but if he has hot spots the pet store has a spray that works really good on them. You just spray it on and it starts working against the itching right away. Have your vet check to make sure he doesn’t have some sort of allergy to fly or flea bites as well which will cause itching and hot spots. Make sure you are also feeding a good quality food and he is not getting any human food which he may react to. It could be corn allergies if he is getting this all after he eats.

By: TritanBear

TritanBear — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:01 +0000

My yellow Lab has bad allergies and like your they are not food. I tried everything the vet told me to including steriods. All of them did not work and had side effects. I feed my dog all natural foods so I decided to start using holistic care. Trust me it really works, and there are NO side effects. It does take a while to build in the system but it is worth it. I go to an all natural pet store but you can also go to the web, http://www.azmira.com. They make Allerg’ Free and you use that with Yucca Intensive. My dog has no side effects has been a 100 times better. He also had sore from itching and I started to use Richards Organic Incredible Skin Spray. It stops any itching and has natural antibiotic properties that help clear up infection. Keep it in the refrig and it instantly cools and relieves itching. Omega 3 supplements also help with allergies and coat/skin. I tried everything else for over a year and they did nothing for my dog. I started this and he is doing great and feels alot better.