Comments on: Does anyone know of any cream or medicine I can buy online that really works to help dogs with allergies?

By: tlctreecare

tlctreecare — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:03:31 +0000

You may be able to use Predisone in the pill form
You do not have to give it every day and it is not expensive.
It is however a steriod and you do not want to give if it you do not need to.
My vet gave a shot and some oft he pills I only had to give like one pill and they were good for about a week or more.
And we did it one year and after that I had no more problems.
They benedryl is a good answer and you can give it twice per day. We used it on one of mine for a time.

By: Great Dane Lady

Great Dane Lady — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:24:07 +0000

If you see one flea, then you can bet he’s got a 100 buddies nearby. Vacuum, then sprinkle Twenty Mule Team Borax on the carpet. Keep doing this for at least a couple of weeks. The borax in the product will kill the fleas in the carpet, but not the eggs. They will die as they hatch.
Get a topical spot on for the dogs. Frontline and Advantage from the vet both work. Bio Spot, which is otc, also works. A lot of the others do not work or only work short time, so don’t buy them.
Keep giving the Benadryl to help the dogs. Here’s a weblink with the correct dosage by weight.

By: xtcsathena

xtcsathena — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:41:12 +0000

It’s probably something in the rugs. Have u recently cleaned them?? The perfumes may be irrating their skin. They may have a heat rash…but ive always used baby products on my dogs..just because of weight etc…try giving them an oatmeal bath…

By: summitdog2001

summitdog2001 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:36:25 +0000

Sounds like it could be mange or yeast — do not try to self-medicate — you could do some real harm…explain to the vet your financial dilemma…if he/she is not amenable to a payment structure, find another vet…vets are not in the practice for the money (you never see a vet with a 5000 sq ft house like an regular people doctor) they want to help sick animals. Good Luck — and take care of your dogs — they would take care of you.

By: lost.ones2

lost.ones2 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:31:17 +0000

Benadryl is what vets will tell you to give your pet. Call your vet first to find out what dose to give him. The vet will know how much to give him/her.

By: norman7774

norman7774 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:33:23 +0000

Normally.. HUMAN medicines should NOT be given to animals(pets). One of the exceptions is that of glucosymine and the other that I know of is benadrdyl. I would try benedryl.. one in the morning and one in the evening to see if that takes care of its allergies.

By: MastiffLvr

MastiffLvr — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:05:13 +0000

Are you sure you’re giving enough benadryl? Dogs metabolize benadryl differently and the dose per lb for dogs is much higher than humans.

One thing tht worked for my allergy dog was that i got oatmeal strained water over the oatmeal. The water from that, I put in a spray bottle and sprayed on their itchy spots. Seemed to work ok.

I would definitely try to the vet though — could be demodex, mange, a yeast infection, staph infection, etc etc.

By: Michael F

Michael F — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:50:53 +0000

You need to “bug bomb” your house, flea powder your carpets and furniture, have your dogs flea dipped. They have special shampoo that you can buy at the pet store with anti-itch properties. If itching is isolated to 1 spot you can use benedril cream or you can also use Hyrocortizone cream.