[NAGDU] Allergies

[S L Johnson]

Hello:

My golden retriever, Eva, has seasonal allergies.  My vet has suggested 50 
milligrams of Benadryl twice a day.  She has never treated a guide dog so 
does not know if the Benadryl will make Eva drowsy or not.  I plan to call 
Pilot and ask their opinion but I thought I would ask all of you if you have 
given your dogs Benadryl and if it made them drowsy and effected their work. 
I know many of you will start talking about lots of natural stuff but 
everything we have tried has not worked.  Changing her food did not help 
either.  So here we are trying to find a medication that will help Eva’s 
allergies.  She has the yeast infections in both ears again and is rubbing 
her eyes and scratching .  When I stopped at the pharmacy to buy some 
Benadryl I mentioned that it was for Eva.  The pharmacist said that Benadryl 
does not make dogs sleepy like it does people but that it will make her 
calmer and more relaxed.  Well, let me tell you this dog doesn’t need to be 
made calmer.  She is already very low key and calm.  If she were given a 
drug that would make her more relaxed, she probably would fall asleep.  One 
of the pet websites sells chlorpheniramin 4 milligram tabs for dogs with 
allergies.  Have any of you used it and did it help?

Sandra and Eva 
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