StaceyB Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) The grass in our back yard seems to be cause Gypsy a fair bit of skin irritation and she is always scratching. A friend told me to get some Polarimine(sp?) from the chemist to give her. Is it ok to give that to her? Or would I be better off getting the proper anti-histamine for dogs from the vet? Thanks Stacey ETA - Never mind, I did a search and found the answer! Edited April 4, 2008 by StaceyB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) Yes you can, there are different dossage rates, so just phone your Vet and ask what they are. Unfortunately dogs don't react to them the same as we do, some dogs benefit from them and in others they do nothing for them. It may not be the grass. I'd reccomend popping her off to the Vet for an examination just in-case it's not the grass, it could be yeast or bacteria or fleas even if you can't see them on her and she does get flea preventative. Edited April 4, 2008 by sas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyB Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 sas said: Yes you can, there are different dossage rates, so just phone your Vet and ask what they are.Unfortunately dogs don't react to them the same as we do, some dogs benefit from them and in others they do nothing for them. It may not be the grass. I'd reccomend popping her off to the Vet for an examination just in-case it's not the grass, it could be yeast or bacteria or fleas even if you can't see them on her and she does get flea preventative. Good point about the other causes SAS, I just assumed it was the grass because she has only started scratching excessively since we moved and the new house has a different type of grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 It may well be the grass...but can also be chemicals that may have been used in/on the property..anyting from carpet cleaner to insecticide ..or something elese growing... Best of luck with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaegertheweim Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I've given my dog Polaramine before. I found this web page to be very helpful when I was trying to determine what dosage to give him: http://www.ingleburnvet.com.au/antihistamines.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 i use loratidine ( generic claratyne) non drowsey. lucinda does better with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Monster Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I know you have your answer StaceyB but if anyone searches in the future: My girl came up in hive like lumps after playing in the weeds behind the shed and I only had claryntyne at home, rang the vet and he told me to give her (40kg) 2 claryntyne tablets and to watch her breathing - if it gets laboured take them in for a steriod shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashanali Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 My vet loves home remedies. Polaramine is fine, the lower dosage one, a whole tablet. Have had a couple of dogs come up with lumps and bumps from time to time. Last week Ronin had a run in with some tree sap that he reacted to. polarimine, a wash in malaseb and a few hours and he was fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyB Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 When I went to the Chemist to get some I told the girl behind the counter it was for the dog, and it turns out she used to work as a vet nurse! She was able to help me out with dosages and some other anti-histamines I could give to Gypsy if the Polaramine doesn't work. She really seemed to know what she was talking about and all the dosage info she gave me corresponded with the website Jaegertheweim posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asalei Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Are phenergan and Polaramine the same thing? After Sally got bitten by something a few weeks ago, and I gave her a telfast tablet, I decided I'd go buy some phenergan to keep in the cupboard. But, reading this, people use polaramine. Wonder if I can take it back and change it over? They are only 10mg tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonny_beagle Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Phenergan and Polaramine are different drugs but both are antihistamines. Most over the counter antihistamines are fine for dogs, I would probly use Phenergan over Polaramine for skin allergy, and Claratyne and Zyrtec are good as well. It is important to check dosages with your vet however most antihistamines require alot to overdose so a single tablet would usually be ok for any dog over 20kg, dose is more important for the smaller weight animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 I used to have Polaramine - for myself and the dogs - no problems. Last year I asked my vet what would be a good OTC anti-histamine to have on hand for the dogs (Border Collies) and he recommended Phenergan in the 10mg dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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