My dog has skin allergies. he's a 130lb, amercn blldog. wht is the best OTC medicine i can give him? how much?

he used to be on temaril-p but it's so expensive? plus i need something i can give him right now. i'm at work, and need to run to target and grab it.

My dog has skin allergies. he's a 130lb, amercn blldog. wht is the best OTC medicine i can give him? how much?
If he had to be on a prescription for a skin issue then NOTHING you purchase over the counter is doing to help. Ask your vet about allergy testing or a diet change
Reply:benedryl..1mg per lb of body weight. benedryl will only help with the itching though. You need to determine what your dog is allergic to. Does your dogfood contain corn? If so,change it.
Reply:Benadryl capsules, i think 50 mg's should do it.
Reply:A medicated bath might help calm him but you really should look into his diet. Some dogs are allergic to some of the chicken and chicken meal product in their food. I had a labrador retreiver who had skin issues and once he was off chicken and switched to a lamb and rice diet his skin issues ended.


Call the vet and ask for something you can do and explain your financially situation they might be able to offer suggestions over the phone,


Best of luck to you and your pup.
Reply:I changed my dog's and cat's diets until I resolved their allergy problems. The cat now eats Natural Balance Venison and Pea because she's allergic to almost everything else, and the dog eats anything except foods containing chicken, wheat or corn. I used natural foods for them for a while and the dog did fine, but the cat can't tolerate anything with poultry fish or beef. (Fish makes her instantly throw up. Go figure.)





Dogs can take Benadryl, which will provide temporary relief. The doses are here: http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/...
Reply:Try another vet. We have been looking for some allergy medicine for my Black Labrador. Our vet gave him a shot and it was gone for about three months or so. You'll have to keep giving them to him but it does show an improvement. Also, he could be allergic to his food. See if your food has corn in it. Corn oil, Corn meal, etc. We found our dog allergic to that.
Reply:Any medication you're giving your dog should be for dogs. Human medication can do a lot of damage to a dog and the amount given is completely different.





My Golden Retriever had sever skin allergies. A lot of shedding, chewing paws till they were raw, hot spots, etc. She hasn't had any problems in the past 5 years. We HAD her on prednisone (which I took her off of because it was a steroid) and some other meds.





What has worked wonders was putting her on a dog food w/ no Wheat. (Wheat is the #1 culprit for skin allergies). Possibly a lamb and rice formula would work great - that is what I use for my Golden.





I also bathe her when needed with Tegrin shampoo. The dandruff shampoo found in most grocery stores. NOT head and shoulders but Tegrin shampoo - it's green. On her sores I used A%26amp;D baby ointment and sprayed bitter apple so she wouldn't lick it off.





There are holistic ways of handling skin allergies w/o medication. Talk to your veterinarian about some other options or a referal to a holistic healer. Sometimes they have better options and more perminant options than the medical vet.





Good Luck
Reply:Yeah my dog is allergic to grass...how nice......I just apply the Benadryl anti itch lotion in the tube. It works wonders..plus she won't lick it and make it worse with nasty tasting medicine on it. It takes the red out right away and drastically clears it up fast.





I have my dogs on Nutro too.
Reply:We've had a lot of success using Atopica at the vet clinic I work at. We've had dogs that have come in as second opinions from other vet clinics, and their allergies have been horrible - to the point where they have hair loss and scabbing. We've started them on Atopica, and they've been completely new dogs!





You can get Atopica through your veterinarian. It is a bit pricy, but it's worth it.
Reply:My yellow lab has allergies too. Call and ask the vet for an OTC recommendation and dosage. Tell them you want to try something less expensive. My vet recommended Tavist because it is a non drowsy drug unlike Benedryl, but ask the vet for the dosage. If your vet won't tell you, a good pharmacist can. Don't give anything with Tylenol (acetaminophen) or Advil (ibuprofen) in it. Both are toxic and potentially fatal to dogs.





Cortisone shots can give short term relief. Sometimes they helped my dog and sometimes they did not.





I also put her on Science Diet Sensitive Skin Formula and took away all treats that had food coloring in them. Both seemed to help. I started feeding her plain Milk Bones or Iams milk bones. One of the vet techs told me that dogs like people can be sensitive to the red dye that companies put in food.
Reply:over the counter you can give one benedryl 12 mg caplet. This can control some allergies. If you need to go to steroids, talk seriously with your vet about what problems can occur with steroid use such as liver damage.


Best choice long term is to find out what's causing the allergies and see if you can remove it from his environment.

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