Benadryl Poisoning in Dogs

My dog Koda is a 1 year old 13 pound chihuahua mix. We were having a terrible storm and he started to get very anxious. I gave him a 25mg of benedryl. Was that too much? I’m worried about hurting him? Please help.

I have a 4 year old English bulldog. Gave him two Benadryl for allergies then went to give my other dog two and he jumped up and took the other ham wrapped dose. So he's had a total of four. Will he be okay?

I gave Ace 1 25mg tablet of Benadryl, he has separated himself from me and he’s just acting kinda off. This is his first ime taking Benadryl, he’s having an allergic reaction to these treats for dog breath. I haven’t weighed him, but i would say he’s a good 60-70lbs

My 11 year old beagle had a grand mal seizure 2 days ago. We rushed her to the vet where she was put on oxygen. The vet said that since this was her 1st known seizure we should just keep a journal and if she had 2 more then they would treat her with meds. The only thing different to her routine was that she had her vaccines a week before. Looking back they gave her 50 mg of Benadryl (she weighs 37 lbs), 2 mg of Dexamethasone, DHPP Booster and Rabies 3 yr booster. Could these have triggered her seizure? She's also on Nexguard and Sentinel.

Ragnar has been dealing with what we think are allergies for a long time. He has terribly weepy eyes and hairless spots that are red sometimes.

We have been told by some to give Benadryl, 1mg per # twice a day. This would equal to 4+ pills as they are 25mg per pill and he is 110+ lbs. Yesterday I was told by a very dominant person that I was probably poisoning him by giving him so much. He said he only takes one himself and he weighs more than Ragnar. He said I need to give 1-2 a day and it should be
plenty and that he works with animals all the time. Also said that no vet would say to give that much. I believe that the dosage we have used is exactly what the vet said 2 years ago.
I need a confirmation that we are doing the right thing for Ragnar.

My dog normally gets 3- 25mg of Benadryl before she goes to bed. However, due to lack of communication she was given 2 more. Therefore had a total of 5-mg tonight before bed. That is a 125mg for a 60lb dog. Is she going to be okay!?

Been giving our pups benadryl for seasonal allergies and tonight woke up to Molly going nuts trying to scratch her face on anything and everything. She's already in a cone for this exact thing. She always gets about a half dose as she's somewhere between 45-50 lbs. Tonight is the first time she's been given a full dosage. Is there anything to worry about with her age? Or that extra five mg if I'm off on her weight? Just have to be sure.

While trying to give our older dog some benadryl both of our puppies stole the cheese we had put the pill in. They are both about 30lbs and it was a whole 25mg pill. Should I be worried? What should I expect as far as side effects? Our older dog is 65 lbs but has never had benadryl before so we only gave him 25mg. He is a year and a half pit mix. Should we give him another pill or wait and see how he reacts first?

My dog has allergies and her scratching woke us both up. Not thinking straight I gave her a whole pill instead of half. She's 14.5 pounds. What should I expect or do?

My dog is 15 pounds and had a liquid gel of 25mg benadryl( not sure if even all 25mg was leaked out into her food) and ate the whole bowl of food with it. She is looking like she is hallucinating almost. I read now it’s only 1mg per pound. I have never given her this before is this normal? Has she been poisoned? She is drinking a lot of water also. Just walking around really slow and out of it. I’m just scared she had too much.

Is it ok to give my 60to64lb. 11year old Labmix 3 25mg of Benadryl 3 times a day or 2 25mg 4 times a day? His itchy patches have flared up badly with the warm weather. He has always had trouble with his skin and none of his many tests could ever prove what exactly he is allergic to.Baths help alot.

My 18 pound terrier mix ate our other dogs' zyrtec and benadryl while I was preparing their food. She ate a total of 3 25 mg benadryl and 2 10 mg zyrtec. Is there anything I should do for her? I will obviously be watching her for symptoms or problems.

Thank you

My dog weighs 120. Giving her Benadryl for allergies. She's never had it before.
4 pills seems like a lot. Is that safe as a dosage? I would love for her to get some relief but I'm not sure this will remedy.

She's never had allergies before. But the grass in our yard may be bothering her????

I accidentally gave him 25 mg of benadryl and he
was 12-13 lbs.is he going to be okay?hes acting fine just seems sleepy.is this something I should be worried about?

This morning Bucks right eye was swollen, and we established that it was a bad reaction to a bee sting. My dad, without thinking, gave Buck a 25 mg tablet of benadryl. Buck is only 3 lbs. We noticed his strange behavior about an hour after we gave him the benadryl and induced vomiting, but it already dissolved into his system. We gave him Gatorade and finally got him calm enough to try to go to sleep, but every time he falls asleep he jumps awake and looks around quickly. He has shown some aggression towards my much larger boxer. What else can I do, and is this fatal?

I recently adopted a dog and he weighs 34 pounds and is a lab/cocker spaniel mix. He has been having adjustment issues (understandably so) and gets very agitated when my boyfriend and I leave for work. It was recommended to give him one tabled (25mg) in the morning, and then one on my lunch break to calm him down while we are away. There was about a six hour time frame between both of the pills. Is this a safe dosage? He seemed fine when I went home on lunch. I'm just nervous about the second pill since I am unable to be there to watch him.

My diabetic dog had an allergic reaction to something on Tuesday (today is Friday). The vet gave him a Benadryl and Epinepherine shot, and advised me to give him Benadryl every 8 hours which is what I've been doing. If I don't stay on that schedule welts pop back up (even as soon as 6 hours after administration). My concern is this morning (approx 6.5 hours after his last dose) he started convulsing like he was going to throw up but nothing came out. He ate his food, I gave him more Benadryl and his insulin and he was fine. A few minutes ago (approx 7.5 hours after last dose) he started convulsing again right before I was going to give him his next dose. Is this a reaction to the Benadryl or possibly related to the hives? My vet is closed until Monday. Thank you for any help or advice you can give.

My dog is experiencing urine retention. She has been taking a daily dose of Benadryl for several years. I read that urine retention is a long term side effect. If I stop giving her the Benadryl, will she get back to normal? Is this reversible?
She has been to a vet this week and has a catheter. I decided to do some research on Benadryl this evening. I won’t be able to contact my vet until Monday which is why I am contacting you.

I gave benadryl 25 mg to mu dog he is 24 pounds, after 4 days that I gave him I discontinue and he throw up twice, One week after I gave again benadryl only one dosage of 25mg after 24 hrs he show symptoms of nausea and reflux, do you think benadryl can cause this symptoms??

If my dog had a severe allergic reaction to a distemper vaccine (where she coded and had to be revived) is she at risk for a reaction to medications like Benadryl?

worried I just have my dog too much benadryl. He was chewing and scratching so much he was bleeding. I misread the dosage online. I gave him 4ml instead of 4mg. He just vomited, he is eating and drinking still.

My 5 year old pit bull, 70 lbs spent the weekend at a kennel. I picked him up late yesterday. He was active and playful but once we got home was have very bad smelling gas and whispering in his sleep. This morning around 3am he threw up many times and had severe diarrhea. This morning he is the same, a few more diarrhea episodes, looks weak and has a heartbeat of 165-170 from what I can calculate, may be doing it wrong though. When I called the kennel they said they did give him benadryl but couldn't tell me how much since their employees work in shifts. Could this be benadryl related? I heard once them telling a customer they also use claritin. Could that be bad if thats what they gave him?? Could the side effects be this delayed??

I gave my 3lb chihuahua a 25 mg benedryl for a bee sting on his tongue. Right now he's shaking and sleepy and won't drink. After reading up I know now that the dose was too large for his size. What should I do?

Went to the vet because my dog's mouth and snout area was swollen. Went to vet, she said that my dog probably ate a bug or got stung. She prescribed 25mg of benadryl 3 times every 6 hours. My dog weighs 23lbs. I gave her the first 25mg tablet and she was sort of loopy, but the swelling went down. I only gave her half a tablet for the second dose. Now, 3-4 hours after the second dose, my dog is over excitable, and has a rapid heart rate. Is she okay?

My dog is a 12 year old Aussie/border collie mix. He was diagnosed with degenerative myelopathy earlier this year. Has a history of food and environmental allergies. He is about 83 lbs. given 75mg of regular benadryl twice a day along w 100mg of tramadol twice a day for his sore back. He accidentally was given 100mg of benadryl this morning. Did not want to come inside even with coaxing. He finally did. Starting to pant and whine for about 15 minutes. Now he's laying down quietly. Is he experiencing an overdose? We have an appointment w our vet today at 5pm for something else. Do I need to take him to the emergency vet before his appointment?

What should I do now?
I'm worried that my dog, Portia. She is having a reaction to the Benadryl we administered to her on Wednesday. She was given Liquid dye-free Pediatric Benadryl dosed at 2.5 mL at 7a.m. on Wednesday morning. She seemed fine. Then my husband gave her another dose at 5:30pm of the Benadryl capsule which was 25 mg. We are aware that we gave to much now, after speaking to the Veterinarian Assistant over the phone. Yesterday (Thursday) morning she had her first symptoms and they progressed as the day went on. She demonstrated symptoms that included: lethargy, loss of appetite, later in the day vomiting, diarrhea, and then her skin was beat red and hot to the touch. I called the Veterinarian again and they said that if she had made it 24 hours then she probably in the clear. Then today she has hives all over and still hot to touch and lethargic. She is drinking water and gatorade now though. She is not moving any more than she has too. Her hives are huge. I took her to the Veterinarian at 11:00 a.m for an examination and to make sure that she was going to truly be okay. He felt that she had contact dermatitis or she had eaten something that she shouldn't have. He gave her a steroid shot for the hives. Said to feed her boiled meat and rice. He said it's not the Benadryl, and wanted us to continue to give it to her a liquid dose twice a day that would be equivalent to a 20 lb child. Her hives are possibly worse this evening. It's 5pm now.

Hi my 4 lbs chi he has been having the worst allergies so I took him to the vet and he said to give him children Benadryl so the only one they had was liquid 12.5mg in bubble gum flavor. I'm worried that it could be poisoning bc of the flavor and it's diphenhydramine hci dye free sugar free and alcohol free.

My girlfriend gave my Bichon a 25 mg. benadryl with his dinner about 30 minutes ago. I just home and fed him again and gave him another one about 30 minutes later not knowing she had already given him one. What should I expect? What should I do?

My dog is supposed to take Chlorpheniramine 4mg 3x a day. He is about 30-35 lbs I know the normal recommendation is every 8-12 hours. If I can't give exactly every 8 hours is it safe if I give a dosage every 7 hrs twice a day and the last dosage within 10 hrs ? He is also taking azithromycin once day every other day.

I accidentally gave my 13 pound dog my 50 pound dogs dose of Benadryl within minutes ago. He hasn't had any for over twenty four hours till now. It happened moments ago and he seems fine. I have a 90 year old mom to take care of and it is difficult to run him off to vet. What can I do?

HI, I think my 6 pound chihuahua ate 25mg of Benadryl. Last night I was trying to open the bottle and felt like a pill fell on the floor. Then 30 mins ago saw my dow chewing something on that same corner. What should I look after to know if he is reacting to the Benadryl? He is only 6 months. Help!

I gave my 46 lb cocker 125 miligrams of benadryl. 50 mlg this morning and 75 tonight. His eye balls are rex and he was panting heavily. He is sleeping now, however.

I walked away for a few minutes and when I came back, he'd chewed through the bottle. He eats fast, so I'm not sure how many he ate. I'm thinking a dozen. They're 25 mg. and he's usually only supposed to have four pills. Symptoms include digesting sounds, burping, aggression and excitability. Is this fatal? Should I induce vomiting and, if so, what's a safe way to do that?

I have a 12yr old shepard/lab mix that weighs about 8olbs and has skin allergies. I gave her 3 tabs of benedryl last night at 9pm again at 6am and then again tonight at 9pm. I have also been putting hydrocortisone cream on the hotspots. She is now drinking an excessive amount of water. No other symptoms yet is this normal.

I think our dog may have overdosed on Benadryl. What can I do at home to help her? She will not eat but she drinks. She is lathargic. She ate burger and rice yesterday and seemed better. I have her Benadryl last night and today she is sick