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Took my cat to the vet last week as she gets a terrible rash on her back. Vet said to give her the regular adult sized Benadryl pills. (My cat weights 17 pounds). He said we could give her 4/day!! Said the dosing is very different and an adult cat can take a regular Benadryl pill. Just thought I'd pass along this information as I had been wondering this myself for a long time.
Took my cat to the vet last week as she gets a terrible rash on her back. Vet said to give her the regular adult sized Benadryl pills. (My cat weights 17 pounds). He said we could give her 4/day!! Said the dosing is very different and an adult cat can take a regular Benadryl pill. Just thought I'd pass along this information as I had been wondering this myself for a long time.
You might want to recheck that dosage!
Rule of thumb is 1mg per 1 lb of body weight every 8 hrs....a adult Bendryl is 25mg.
Last edited by ShelbyGirl1; 09-10-2009 at 07:59 AM..
If I took 4 of those pills per day, I would sleep all day and never wake up. not to eat, or go to the bathroom, or anything! Sounds way too much for a cat.Pleae re-check!
I give my older dog who weighs about the same half a tablet when she's really itchy. I'd recheck that myself. LOL I give myself half a tablet and I'm out cold for ten hours Remember benedryl is a dehydrant so make sure to keep lots of water available at all times.
I have used Baby Benadryl for my cats for years, sometimes frequently, to treat upper respiratory infections (URI). I've never heard that it makes them drowsy, nor have I seen that it has this effect on them specifically.
Baby Benadryl comes in two forms, liquid and tablet form. I have an easier time dosing my cats with the tablet form than the liquid. Apparently, it is the flavoring in the baby Benadryl that makes the cat's mouth foam up. So, the trick is to be really quick in getting the tablet down the cat's throat prior to him tasting it too much. The very first time I dosed my cat with this stuff, her little mouth foamed up like a bubble bath, and she ran around the house shaking this foam all over the place. I thought my vet was crazy, recommending this treatment. But since then, I've learned how to dose them to reduce this reaction.
I give my fairly large cats (they weigh around 10-13 pounds) 1/2 tablet, 2 times a day. I do this as soon as he/she starts to sneeze, which is the first indication that the URI is beginning. Generally, this will ward off a full-blown infection. I've successfully treated two of my cats who both have URIs for years now. It is far better than treating them with antibiotics which do nothing for the URI itself, since that is produced by a virus and thus, incurable, but will treat secondary symptoms.
A number of my cat friends use Rescue Remedy to calm their 'nervous' cats. I use Rescue Remedy sleep formula personally, but have never used it on my cats. You might want to look into that.
Good luck with your move to Arizona.
I have three cats who had upper respiratory infections. My vet gave me an antibiotic to give them for a week. She also gave me Hydroxizine for sneezing, runny nose....which didn't help at all by the way. She finally told me to buy Benadryl but didn't say what dosage to give. I live in a small town and could not find the tablets but found the liquid (cherry flavor.) I found this website and your statement about the URIs and Benadryl. This has helped me greatly!! The only problem is I don't know how much to give my cats. It says on the bottle 5 mls equals 1 teaspoon. I'm wondering if this is too much or the right dose. My vet is out of town, and my poor cat is sneezing, sniffling almost constantly. What do you think is the correct dose? He weights 9 lbs. Thank you. Pam
My siamese was about 9lbs and had a bad habit of biting things that bit back. I would use children's liquid Benadryl on her and if I managed to get 2-4 mg in her mouth it usually worked. I would start with a smaller dose and see how she responds.
Would you give a cat Benadryl for scratching and itching that also has a heart murmur? She doesn't have fleas and has been treated with Frontline Plus.
Deborah: That seems like an insanely huge dose of Benadryl to me.
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Dosage of the benadryl??
