Hayfever Season For Dogs

[Katdogs]

Stevie's got stinky breath/saliva and is snoring worse than usual. Her ears don't seem too bad, so I was wondering if she could have a sinus infection or hayfever? It's that time of year and the air in Sydney has been very thick this last few days. She's had treatment in the past for allergies (grasses, dust mites and some type of pine tree we don't have) and isn't at the puffed-up stage, but is it safe to try her on a little phenergan or similar to see if it helps? I'll check with the vet but just wondered if it was a silly question to start with.

[Staffyluv]

From the health section..

Human anit-histamine use in dogs:

1. NAME

2. FORMULATION

3. DOSAGE

1. POLARAMINE (dexchlorhenrinamine)

2. 2mg and 6mg tablets also 0.4mg/ml elixir

3. dogs <10kg give 2mg

dogs 10.1-30kg give 4mg

dogs over 30kg give 6mg

1. PHENERGAN (promethazine)

2. 10mg and 25mg tablets 1mg/ml elixir

3. 1mg per 10kg of bodyweight

1. TELFAST (fexofenadine)

2. 60mg, 120mg and 180mg tablets

3. 2mg per kg bodyweight

NOTE:TABLET SIZE MAKES DOSING FOR SMALL DOGS IMPOSSIBLE

1. CLARYTYNE (Ioratadine)

2. 10mg tablets (also comes in a elixir now not sure of stregth just yet!)

3. for dogs less then 20kg give 1/2 tablet

for dogs over 20kgs give 1 tablet

1. ZYRTEC (Cetirizne)

2. 10mg tablets and 1mg/ml and 10mg/ml elixirs

3. for dogs up tp 20kgs give 5mg

for dogs over 20kgs give 10mg

[Katdogs]

Thanks Staffyluv!

I wonder why my search didn't work

[Staffyluv]

Direct link to the post in health

My searches never work either - I just knew that was there from previous experience in the subject :)

[minimax]

My two have hayfever, Max had some anti -inflammatories to help her breathing, but I give Boston a little phennergen when he gets gaspy and it seems to help a bit.

I have it on hand for when he eats bees in summer :laugh:

[persephone]

smelly breath/snoring could also be an infection/tonsilitis ;) Any chance of a checkup?

[shirra]

Are those doses based on over the counter adult formulas?

[Katdogs]

smelly breath/snoring could also be an infection/tonsilitis ;) Any chance of a checkup?

She doesn't seem to have a temperature but is susceptible to infection once the weather warms up The last antibiotics were about six weeks ago, for a yucky vulva.

Just watching her sneeze a few minutes ago and had another potentially silly thought. Is it possible for a dog to be allergic to a cat? Our cat is particularly allergenic for people - she just doesn't quite have the flexibility to keep herself immaculate since the Orijen paralysis. I don't think they would have tested for that in Stevie's allergy screen!

This global warming is no good for black Lab/Goldies in Sydney

[trifecta]

You may be interested in this article about Quercetin

I haven't tried it myself, it has been some years since I had an allergy prone dog, but I would be interested in hearing results from anybody who has tried taking quercetin, either themselves or administering it to their dog.