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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / January 2008Antihistamines for a cat?
We were told by a vet to use Benedryl, half of an adult tablet, for our cat's itchiness. Has anyone tried that? He would not eat it in food, and simply frothed at the mouth and coughed it up every time we tried to pill him. It must be horrible. Anyone tried any other antihistamines? Of course, our regular vet is on vacation this week. Thanks, Rhonda Ask your vet about liquid Benedril. A squirt with an eye dropper might work. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') You can buy liquid benedryl at walmart and purchase a syringe from the pharmacy there to dose the cat with. Celeste Ask your vet about liquid Benedril. A squirt with an eye dropper might work. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > You can buy liquid benedryl at walmart and purchase a syringe from the > pharmacy there to dose the cat with. And it will knock your cat out worse than chlortrimeton. he won't be awake for long enough to scratch. >>Ask your vet about liquid Benedryl. A >> squirt with an eye dropper might work. I suggested asking the vet so you would know how much of the liquid to give. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') > We were told by a vet to use Benedryl, half of an adult tablet, for our > cat's itchiness. Has anyone tried that? He would not eat it in food, and > simply frothed at the mouth and coughed it up every time we tried to pill > him. It must be horrible. My vet said chlortimeton, same dosage, half a tab (a tab is 4 mgs, so that is 2 mgs) twice a day. Who can tell if it works, since it takes the cats from sleeping 14 hours a day to 20 hours a day? :) I give it to Gracie every now and then when her congestion sounds bad and/or she is itching and it is too soon for a Depo shot. > My vet said chlortimeton, same dosage, half a tab (a tab is > 4 mgs, so that is 2 mgs) twice a day. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > sounds bad and/or she is itching and it is too soon for a Depo > shot. Thanks for the info, everyone. CC, I'm trying the chlorimeton. He found that in the food, too. I didn't try to pill him this time around, I mixed it with water and syringed it in. He started gagging, but it stayed down. I didn't know he was such a sensitive boy. Thanks again, Rhonda > We were told by a vet to use Benedryl, half of an adult tablet, for our > cat's itchiness. Has anyone tried that? He would not eat it in food, and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Rhonda Half of an adult tablet would knock me out. Be very careful. Research the internet to see if you can find out more about dosage for animals.
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