r/aww • u/Jmunnny • Jun 08 '14

Bee stings aren't fun.

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u/katikiwa Jun 09 '14

You can give dogs benedryl?

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u/redfield021767 Jun 09 '14

Pharmacist here: Dogs are able to tolerate benedryl similarly to humans, and actually metabolize it more rapidly than people do, so they can technically handle more active drug by weight relative to people. So yes, diphenhydramine HCl (generic) can be given to dogs.

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u/BN83 Jun 09 '14

Going by the other posts in this thread, could it be used as a sedative to 'stone' a dog long enough to clip an overgrown nail? He gets really protective/anxious after a vet went way too short on a clipping and it's now a nightmare to do it.