PM.....I'm glad to hear that your cat is okay. You are not alone in
giving your cat Benadryl. My vet has recommended it to me for my cats
allergies. (He is now with his other cat friends over the rainbow). He
lived to be 15 years old and he was given Benadryl every day for at
least 12 of those years. It got to the point where all I had to do was
call his name, (Peanut), and he knew that it was time for his medicine.
He actually would lick it out of the spoon. He was a real sweetheart,
and I still miss his funny antics.

It should be noted that you didn't mention in the original post
that the vet prescribed it.    

Also it should be noted that a normal dose of medication for  you
could very well be harmful or fatal for a cat.

All medication should be at the direction of the vet.

I would further point out as you phrased the original post it
is logical to assume you had no direction from a vet.    (The word
Vet appeared nowhere in the post).

Don't come down on Judy - you never mentioned anywhere that this
medication was prescribed by a Vet.

What she said was justified.  People will come on here and ask
questions about medical conditions that, if it was a child or loved
one, would have them running for the nearest ER (as I work in an ER I
see it all the time).  Our pets are also members of our family and
deserve the same treatment, don't you think?

I'm happy to hear that you called the vet and that the cat is fine.

By the way, you didn't mention that the vet had prescribed the Benadryl in
your original post. In not doing so, you left the door open for people to
make assumptions. As far as "sarcastic comments" go,
if you're referring to my reply, you're assuming I was being sarcastic. I
wasn't at all. I was simply responding to the information provided and out
of concern for your cat.

Best wishes.

Judy