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Is Benadryl allergyok for dog

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019
MAKE SURE YOU CONSULT YOUR VETERINARIAN BEFORE YOU GIVE ANY MEDICATION TO YOUR ANIMALS, SOME BREEDS HAVE DIFFRENT REACTIONS TO CERTIN TYPES OF MEDICATIONS!


Regular Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) is ok for dogs. The dosage for this would be 2.2mg/kg every 8-12 hours.


Example: Your dogs weighs 15lbs

1) First you will need to know what your dog weighs in kg. To convert lbs to kg
1a) Dogs weight in lbs / 2.2 = Dogs weight in kg
1b) 15 lbs / 2.2 = 6.8 kg

2) So now that you know your dog weighs 6.8 kg you can figure out how much Diphenhydramine to give them
2a) 2.2mg x 6.8 kg = 14.96 or 15mg

3) Now you know you can safely give your dog 15mg of Diphenhydramine, but since most of these tabs only come in 25mg strenght you can cut it in half and give them 1/2 of a tab.
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15y ago

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