Dog allergy medicine hydroxyzine

[Morella]

I have a dog who has bad allergies. His eyes are always red and he sneezes several times in a day. I found a bottle of hydroxyzine in a dog prescription bottle, gave him one and it cleared him up.

I can't afford a trip to the vet for allergies. Does anybody have any of this they could donate or sell, or know of anything non-prescription that is safe for dogs?

thanks
-denise

[dieseldiva]

Try childrens benadryl chewables. 1 chewable in a piece of cheese once or twice a day should help.(hopefully)

[Kaos Photo]

What size is the dog? DO NOT use adult benadryl, but children's is great, even some vets recommend it. The dog's weight is how you tell how much it needs. Liquid version would work faster. Give us some info, my wife has worked in the pet trade for years, and can probably tell you!

[Morella]

He's a big dog, part Australian Shepherd but mostly yak, or yeti or something big and hairy. He must be 70# at least, because I can't even lift half of him.

-denise

[Kaos Photo]

A dog that size, chewables probably would be easier. You could probably give him one adult benadryl and see if that worked, and if not try two. They can have up to 50 milligrams every 6 hours or so, but the less you can give him, the better. Christi had a dalmatian that she would give one a day, and that kept her good all day long. Hope this helps!

[Morella]

Thanks a million. I freak out over doing anything that might harm my dog. I'll give him the absolute minimum dosage that makes him feel better.

I can't even begin to describe my last dog. I raised him from a puppy to ten years, and he still had the energy of a puppy. He got the best of everything, and did tricks that baffled people. He got locked in the car by accident one day because he snuck in while I was putting the battery charger on, I closed the door without knowing he was in there, and five hours later, he had died of heatstroke. It must have been a slow, horrible death, just because he wanted to go for a ride. He loved to ride in anything, cars, airplanes, boats, even funeralracers, just like me. It's been almost a year now, and I've never been able to get over the grief and the guilt, or forgotten having to pull him out of the car, curled up like he was sleeping, and realizing that he was dead. Riggormortis hadn't even set in, he was still warm, and I spent an hour trying to revive him, but he was gone before I pulled him out. Why in the fuck am I telling you this?

Thanks

-denise

[Kaos Photo]

I hate to hear that about your other dog. We are the same way with our ferrets, they are our kids. Our first little boy, Thorn, was choked to death on a piece of food behind our couch, and we did the same thing:tried to bring him back. He was barely 6 months old. Consequently, we no longer have that couch, we now have a futon so we can see where they are at all times! And it's okay to talk about it, sometimes it helps to share grief over your lost pets.