As you may know, Ruby has a grain allergy. The doctor said that since it is a grain allergy, she has a high chance of having other allergies especially skin. So I was told that I could give her Benadryl 25 mg - 2 tablets twice a day. I hadn't done the Benadryl since the doctor said when needed and she hadn't been needing it.
Well, recently Ruby has been scratching more and is starting to lose fur or at least decrease the amount of fur in those areas. She doesn't have fleas and grass and tree pollen has been extremely high so... I decided it was time to crack out the Benadryl. Ruby got her first tablet tonight and will get more tomorrow. I am not going to do the full dose as I want to see how much she really needs. Also, I got her some dog shampoo that contains oatmeal. Yes, a grain but hopefully the calming of the oatmeal mix will calm her skin instead of irritate it. May as well give it a try since I don't know if her grain allergy is intense or not. She has some food that has grain in it and only really has bad gas so it doesn't seem extreme. I will find out soon enough after she gets a bath won't I? But who knows, maybe the Benadryl will keep that kind of effect from happening.
We will see....
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