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we had a terrible thunder and lightning storm 1 a.m. and i wish i had known how much benedril to give her. she is hard to ignore as she pants during the whole thing and that makes her drool so i constantly have a wash cloth handy. we wound up in the bathroom in the corner and she stayed quieter for a while. it's just awful. My dog is 16 lbs, how much does she get or do i have to ask a vet to be safe.
we had a terrible thunder and lightning storm 1 a.m. and i wish i had known how much benedril to give her. she is hard to ignore as she pants during the whole thing and that makes her drool so i constantly have a wash cloth handy. we wound up in the bathroom in the corner and she stayed quieter for a while. it's just awful. My dog is 16 lbs, how much does she get or do i have to ask a vet to be safe.
Just give your vet a phone call, they can answer over the phone as they know her history.
Wish we'd thought to ask our doggies' Doctor about sedatives when they were trying to squeeze big bodies under kitchen sink & pantry cabinets, to heck with whatever WAS in there first. And jumping in bathtubs when they'd take a break from panting on & pawing us like crazy LOL Pretty weird when they'd choose the tub of all places since they hated baths!
"If you help me, you can give me a bath!"????
Wow, I feel so much better that there are other parents out there with the same issue. Shadow, our almost 9 year old needy male is just pitiful during storms, and fireworks. He was always fine until he hit 5 years old. They say it's their hearing that becomes more sensitive.
He pants, tail under, and climbs all over me, under foot, etc. Love him to pieces but sometimes it just gets on my nerves.
I have tried benadryl, rescue remedy, calm down, etc. I am prisoner in my home during storms, because he scratches down the paint on the door to the bare wood. I have even run the vacuum, blasted the tv...nothing. I finally resorted to tranquilizers if I know a bad storm is coming.
My final resort was buying a crate two weeks ago. I put him in there, cover the top and sides with a blanket and he cries and whines, but at least I know my house and sanity will remain in tact.
Valium !!!
My vet gave me a prescription for one of my dogs who freaks out during a thunder storm or fireworks. It is a light 2mg dose he is 75#s
poor thing whines and tries to get under the sofa or table. I have found this works very well. he isn't knocked out just in that "who cares" kind of state.
I was more worried abouthis reacting to the strom because he is 11.
As everyone else has said talk to your vet.
you could probably give 1/2 of a children's benedryl (12.5 mg) ..... but with such a tiny dog, i would check with your vet for advice.......
it is REALLY important to make sure that what you give your dog is BENEDRYL ONLY..... none of those multi-symptom medications..... those contain tylenol which is deadly to your dog......
Just a thought but have you considered earplugs for your dog to dampen the loud sounds? I did this when I took my dog on a trip that involved multiple trips to a gun range. Worked great! I used cotton balls because his ear canals were too large for human preformed gel style or disposable foam plugs like you might buy at the drug store.
My dogs are sensitive to thunderstorms & fireworks also. One thing I found that helps, but does not eliminate their reaction totally, is to associate the loud noise with treats & praise. For example, my dogs already know when I say 'yaaaaa' and clap my hands they are doing someting really good and they are getting a treat. I have started to do this when the storm starts. I can't say it works 100%, but it does help lessen their reaction a bit. When I hear thunder, I say 'yaaa' and clap my hands like it is a good thing the thunder is occuring, not a bad thing. They seems to react less fearfully than they had before.
During last night's thunderstorm, our cats were in the window watching. Apparently they don't know that they're supposed to be scared. They must have seen us sitting on the porch watching the storm and figured it was OK?
My dogs are the same way . If there's a good storm going on, they love to sit backwards on the sofa and watch the lightning. They like to watch fireworks, too. When the town puts on fireworks, we have a great view from our backyard. The 3 dogs will just sit and watch the entire display.
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Apparently they don't know that they're supposed to be scared. They must have seen us sitting on the porch watching the storm and figured it was OK?
. If there's a good storm going on, they love to sit backwards on the sofa and watch the lightning. They like to watch fireworks, too. When the town puts on fireworks, we have a great view from our backyard. The 3 dogs will just sit and watch the entire display.
