I'm glad DD is home safe and sound. You're such a good mom. Shouldn't
the Benadryl help either way? I have a client with a Lab with
allergies that takes Benadryl, she says it mellows him out, (and if
you'd met this dog, you'd know what a feat that is!).
Nina
catatonya wrote:
DD came through her dental fine and I got the compounded
benadryl!!! I brought her home right away after surgery and brought
her into my bedroom in the kennel and locked the other guys out. She
came out of the kennel a while and slept on the bed and then got back
in the kennel. Overnight I let the other cats back in and she slept
with me some and then got back in the kennel! She seems to feel secure
in there, so I've left it. I'm hoping that the kennel itself might
stop the overgrooming. If it doesn't, the benedryl has already
arrived. I'm going to wait a few days to see if there's improvement
without having to use it. Maybe it's really just stress and not
allergies.
Tonya,
The Beandryl cream (compounded benadryl I put on the inside ear skin)
DOES help Patches and does NOT make her drowsy, at least not so I can
tell. She
is less combative and pulls her hair out less, but still runs around.
It only
works in combination with a feloway diffuser though, for her. It seems
worth
trying, to me, because it can't hurt at all and has no long-term side
effects, the way pred can.
Michelle
In a message dated 4/4/05 11:04:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Hi all,
I wrote a while back about my positive (DD) and her overgrooming. I
took her
to the vet 2 weeks ago and she suggested pred. I know Belinda said that
had
worked for her cat, but I asked about the benedryl as Michelle had
suggested
as well. The vet said the benedryl wouldn't work... She said it would
make her
drowsy but not help. I didn't really get into it with her.
She did say if I didn't want to give pred I could try these allergy
'leave
in' rinses and lotions. Well I thought that would be the least
invasive, so I
agreed.
DD did NOT appreciate the bath. And as I was having to scruff her to
keep
her in the sink I don't know how much of the stuff even got on her.
I can't tell a real difference, but the vet said to do it once a week.
Any ideas? Should I just go with the pred as the bath is stressful?
tonya >>
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