Kids Benadryl - for hives?

[tBHj]

Anyone ever use kids Benadryl to treat hives in horses?

My vet told me to do this but her phone was breaking up and I couldn't quite make out if it was 12 or 20mls to give every 8 hours.

Anyone?

[Hampton Bay]

I've used adult Benadryl for insect allergies. My 1000lb gelding gets about 20 pills at a time, 25mg pills. That would be 525mg total.

[tBHj]

Hmmm... if a child requires 5ml, how much would a 16.1hh+ horse need? :D

[trotification]

Does Benadryl make the horse sleepy?

[tBHj]

Good question. I didn't think to ask when I was talking to my vet. I would imagine she would have said if it does.

[rcloisonne]

Does Benadryl make the horse sleepy?
Not in my experience.

[ToTheNines]

I have used Benedryl tablets for my horse that gets itchy in the summer. I use the regular over the counter adult tablets, and he will eat the tablets whole in his feed. Does not seem to notice them. I will have to answer the dosage question later! I give him about nine of them (he is about 1150 pounds), but the bottle is at the barn and I can't remember how many mg per tablet.

I fed them pm and did not notice any difference in behaviour riding the next day, other than he seemed happier not being so itchy.

[Phaxxton]

Does Benadryl make the horse sleepy?

Doesn't make any of mine sleepy.

I use the adult Benadryl for my guys. Normally, I give 25 mg per 100 pounds of body weight, and that seems to do the trick. For really bad outbreaks, I will give more. I never give more than 50 mg per 100 pounds of bodyweight and I think I've only had to give that much once.

[rcloisonne]

My 800# Arab never had a problem with 20 (25mg) caps 2X/day for hives. Benadryl works pretty well for hives but you have to use enough. Check with your vet.

[Zu Zu]

I have used it for horses and ponies and cats - does not make any of mine "sleepy" just gives them relief ! Good Luck !

[hoopoe]

250 mg would be an average dose for a 1000 lb horse.

The regular generic ( diphenhydramine) tablets are pretty flavorless and mix into bran mash or beet pulp just fine.

You do not have to use syrup , just crush and dissolve the tablets in water.

I usually only need one dose, sometimes two. I think it does make my horse a little sleepy and it is, of course, not show legal.

[Watermark Farm]

Does Benadryl make the horse sleepy?

One of our pony club members gave Benadryl to her horse when he developed hives at camp (per vet's phone advice); the next morning he was very "dull" (groggy).

[bossmare18]

I have used benedryl for my horses hives. It doesn't make him sleepy at all, actually makes him hyper. He is a strange on tho. I know several dogs that are given benedryl as a sedative for traveling/boarding/etc.

[hoopoe]

like any drug that has a sedating side effect, ( even anesthetics) some horses will react with a hyper / aggitated reaction. It is always important to "test drive"

My horse is so laid back it is challenging to tell. I usually have to go with how he breaths and how loose his nostrils get. He flutters more when sedated. The benadryl does not make much of a sedation impact, comapred to an Ace dose. Even half Ace he is a cream puff.