Hi Michelle,
I had been avoiding using antihistamine for Starman's itching because,
well, mostly because I hate to medicate period. Have you heard
anything detrimental about long term use in controlling Patches'
itching with it? I was looking for information about possible side
effects, long
Nina, Patches actually doesn't itch. It's anxiety, a compulsive
habit, rather than due to itching. The benadryl is given in a very small dose,
transdermally in her ears, as an anti-anxiety drug rather than as an
antihistimine. She sometimes licks anyway (I haven't seen her do it in a long
Sweet little girl. I'm so glad you found each other. Don't you just
wish we could coo and stroke their anxieties away? So I take it that
you haven't found any cause for concern with ongoing dosing? You've got
me thinking... My main man cat, Instigator, has been anxious and
concerned about
Does chlortrimiteton have tranquilizing effects like Benadryl? I know
Benadryl makes me sleepy, and I figured that is why it works for patches, though
it does not make her sleepy.
I have not seen or heard of any bad effects. Did you read something
specific about it?
Michelle
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: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:09
PM
Subject: Re: OT - Itchy cats
antihistamine and other treatments
Nina, Patches actually doesn't itch. It's anxiety, a compulsive
habit, rather than due to itching. The benadryl is given in a very small dose,
transdermally in her ears
- Itchy cats
antihistamine and other treatments
Does chlortrimiteton have tranquilizing effects like Benadryl? I know
Benadryl makes me sleepy, and I figured that is why it works for patches,
though it does not make her sleepy.
I have not seen or heard of any bad effects. Did
The scar is not noticeable under her fur, and I don't think it bothers her
at all. The benadryl and felliway seem to work well for her. I am so used to
using both of them that it does not seem like a big deal, and I have never
thought that low dose benadryl is a problem. Do you think it is
the side effects lists for both of these are kind of scary. It's odd. I
almost always do side effects research before starting them on anything, but it
never even occurred to me to research the benadryl.
She is on a very small dosage (I think it's equivalent to 1/6 of the
smallest over the
I think that the dose Patches is on for anxiety is lower than an anti-itch
dose. It is a very low dose.
What you say worries me. But with her FeLV, I also worry that stress can
trigger her virus and cause her to get lymphoma, which has happened with my
other cats, and the benadryl reduces
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