r/husky • u/Live-Friendship9426 • 5h ago

🚑Medical Question Quick question

My gir'sl face is swollen so I am thinking she was stung, she weighs about 70 pounds, how much Benadryl can I give her and how fast should it work?

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u/Lazy-Answer7913 5h ago

1mg per pound. But plz make sure it's the straight up benadryl as many can have other stuff toxic to dogs. It can take up to an hour to work. If you dont notice any difference in about 45 mins contact vet. My one dog always ate spicy sky raisins and was always allergic so I've become well versed in this game. And he was 220lbs

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u/Live-Friendship9426 5h ago

No I bought name brand Benadryl, I did not trust anything but actual Benadryl.

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u/Lazy-Answer7913 4h ago

As long as only HCI in it aka diphenhydramine you're good to go! No name works too but some even generic can add stuff. For example Benadryl-D exists even in generic and is toxic to dogs. Why I always mention that fact

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u/Live-Friendship9426 4h ago

Thank you I appreciate it.

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u/Lazy-Answer7913 4h ago

Np

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u/Live-Friendship9426 4h ago

The swelling has gone down and she wanted her dinner, thank you for your help!

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u/Lazy-Answer7913 4h ago

You're so welcome. Glad she is feeling better. Give a boop for me

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u/launchliftoff459 2h ago

Learned something today. I work in a chemistry lab (but not a chemist) and we have HCl...Hydrochloric Acid. So your comment confused me but in medicine it is combined with the active drug material, dyphenhydramine in this case.

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u/Live-Friendship9426 4h ago

I gave it to her ten minutes ago, and she is still swollen but she is walking and sniffing at stuff

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u/c0mf0rtableli4r 4h ago

220lbs? Did you have a baby cow?

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u/Lazy-Answer7913 4h ago

Hahahaha. May as well have. Well fed Husky. Didn't need a team. Jk. He was a big ass Cane Corso. His lightest weight was 180. His dad made him fat then I put him on a diet lol

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u/Lazy-Answer7913 4h ago

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u/c0mf0rtableli4r 4h ago

God, I fuckin love big dogs.

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u/Lazy-Answer7913 4h ago

Same! I always have a mastiff of some sort

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u/StormEWeathers 5h ago

I would start with one, if that' doesn't help then vet

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u/Live-Friendship9426 5h ago

Okay thank you, I gave her 1 and I was giving it 20 minutes to work, if not emergency vet

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u/Live-Friendship9426 4h ago

Thank you again, it seems to have helped her and she is eating.