[Steve Shaver]

What is the dosage for dogs?

 

[Bally's Gun Dogs]

I use one tablet. Seems to work for us.

 

[Angie B]

Up to 2 but it only works on 40% of the dogs...

Angie

 

[BJGatley]

Up to 2 but it only works on 40% of the dogs...

Angie

I agree and depending of the situation, four and to a pet ER.

 

[luvmylabs23139]

1 mg per lb of weight

 

[Daniel J Simoens]

1 mg per lb of weight

this. dogs process it better than humans.

 

[2tall]

Steve, what is the benadryl for?

 

[BJGatley]

Steve, what is the benadryl for?

Bee stings and snake bites. Any thing to slow the heart rate down enough to give your buddy to a chance to live in route to a ER.

 

[2tall]

BJ, gotcha, but I know that some folks use it for other reasons. According to my vet, if it is a sting or snake bite, at least 2 human sized tabs, and straight to the ER. As someone else posted, it still may not work, but it will not hurt.

 

[MrBrian]

What is the dosage for dogs?

1-2 mg/lb 3-4 times a day

 

[BJGatley]

BJ, gotcha, but I know that some folks use it for other reasons. According to my vet, if it is a sting or snake bite, at least 2 human sized tabs, and straight to the ER. As someone else posted, it still may not work, but it will not hurt.

I agree with ya.
Our buddies are so important to us to at least do what we can do and be able to to do so so that we may be able to......See them for another.....

 

[Steve Shaver]

Thanks for the replies. She got stung by a little ol honey bee and swelled up a bit but is fine now.

 

[BJGatley]

Thanks for the replies. She got stung by a little ol honey bee and swelled up a bit but is fine now.

That is good news my friend. We don't want our buddy to have a short life when there is so much out there for them to enjoy. It would be a bummer if we didn't react when we did and kick ourselves in the azz for not.

 

[Dooley]

My Lab snapped at a wasp, got stung on the lip, gave him a teaspoon of benadryl, everything was fine a couple of hours later.
Really does work and safe also.

 

[Bob Glover]

Mine was bitten by a copperhead several years ago. We were going to drive her the 85 miles (we were on vacation) to our vet's office, but when we called him he advised us to give her 3 benadryl tablets( she weighs 75 lbs) and see how she did. Her leg was swollen for a couple of days, but she did fine. Seems like dogs need a much higher benadryl dose than do humans.

 

[helencalif]

We keep a supply of Benadryl in our truck at all times.

It's always good to have it handy for humans or for dogs so add it to your list for your first aid kit.

Helen

 

[BonMallari]

Has anyone ever used an Epipen (Epinephrine injection) on their dog ?

 

[Devlin]

What is the dosage for dogs?

Most of you know the difficulties I've had with Sadie and her allergic reactions over the last 7+ years, and as a part of her daily treatment(s) the vet originally ordered 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening. When that wasn't helpful enough, she (the vet) upped the dosage to 2 with Sadie's morning meal and 2 with her evening meal. About 1 year or year-and-a-half ago, she (the vet) bumped it up to 3 at each feeding. Sadie has not reacted badly to that high dosage, tolerates it well, and has no loss of drive or energy...and it seems to help her a lot.

 

[luvmylabs23139]

Has anyone ever used an Epipen (Epinephrine injection) on their dog ?

I have one due to severe reactions more than once to multiple antibiotics, me not the dogs. We had a dog bitten by a copperhead and have to admit I gave it to him and then rushed to the vet rather than shove benadryl in him and rush to the vet. Vet has no issue with what we did.

 

[TY 4]

Bee stings and snake bites. Any thing to slow the heart rate down enough to give your buddy to a chance to live in route to a ER.

The actions of Benadryl does nothing to slow the heart rate down. We carry it on our paramedic rig.