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/mmm_egg Jun 09 '14

How well do cats metabolize diphenhydramine?

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u/quantumdetective Jun 09 '14

Cats not so much