Children's benadryl is so diluted you have to give such a large amount to a cat it's not practical. I think it's like a whole teaspoon or more to equal a 12.5MG dose. The adult pills are much easier, they are already small, and once you cut them in half, they are VERY easy to get into a cat (you can even usually hide it in some wet food). They only last for about 6 hours though, so it's more than once a day. I think my vet had me giving them 2x a day, but it never really "cured" my cat, who has allergies, and not a psychological condition. Mythic actually ITCHES, he isn't just a hair puller (which is generally a psychological problem, not a physical one). I would think Valium would be a better drug for psychological hair pulling, but of course that's a prescription and probably not cheap. Valium dosages for cats are usually 2.5MG to 5MG, I believe.
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