Is it safe to give your dog cetirizine hydrochloride?

Answer 1

considering that cetirizine hydrochloride is an anti histamine for humans, no. if you believe that your dog has an allergy i would recommend that you go to see your veterinary surgeon.

Actually, a new study that is in the process of being published states that in dogs with chronic sinusitis with drainage which is NOT caused by a sinus infection or other more serious health issue such as a tumor--just drainage--that over the counter generic Ceterizine hcl (generic Zyrtec--NOT Zyrtec D which is the decongestant which can be deadly in dogs--JUST THE PLAIN ZYRTEC/CETERIZINE hcl) had a rate of effectiveness in providing relief of something like 68% in the dogs it was tested in.

Before administering it to your dog, however, you should at the very least see your verterinarian, although you should preferably see a board-certified veterinary internist, infectious disease specialist, or dermatologist. They will be able to make sure it is not an infection or something much more serious causing the drainage and that it is just sinusitis causing the drainage, and they will be able to give you the correct dose to use for your dog based on his/her other health history and his/her weight/size.