tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335803.post653807860676309129..comments2023-10-28T10:22:26.698-04:00Comments on Art Life Newsblog: Giftbearerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11698066439644185753noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335803.post-8263099167286265162014-09-18T15:17:08.356-04:002014-09-18T15:17:08.356-04:00Thanks for the tip, Lara! I hope she doesn't e...Thanks for the tip, Lara! I hope she doesn't ever get bitten again, but if she ever does I will try the Benadryl.Giftbearerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698066439644185753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335803.post-80256168099362997662014-09-18T11:46:26.135-04:002014-09-18T11:46:26.135-04:00I also have had to use it on my dogs even after th...I also have had to use it on my dogs even after their face had swollen up huge. It toook that swelling down very fast. Just have to make sure they can breath through their nose as that is the thing that usually kills the dog. If they are breathing fine, benadryl every 4 hours by weight. Lara https://www.blogger.com/profile/08279365556680549115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335803.post-38067588640872060242014-09-18T11:44:22.350-04:002014-09-18T11:44:22.350-04:00In case this happens again, you can treat your dog...In case this happens again, you can treat your dog with Children's benadryl. Give according to the weight as you would a child. You can google the dosage if your not sure. This prevents swelling, and it will also prevent the wound from bursting open. You would not have to use those other meds and more than likely not have had to go to the Vets office avoiding that huge vet bill. No festering wound means no reason for antibiotics. You would just administer it until the bites are drying up pretty well, a few days. I got a cat through being bitten by a copperhead using this even tho the cat vomitted from the venom and this med. She got to me well after the site was starting to get bad and draining. But the Benadryl started drying it up and she healed fine.. It was a job on a cat tho. Its really the only over the counter med for cats as they cannot take much of anything we can. I am glad she is doing better. Where we live pets getting bit by a CH is pretty normal. The perks of country living I guess.Lara https://www.blogger.com/profile/08279365556680549115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335803.post-49531060774506350482011-10-03T19:47:49.402-04:002011-10-03T19:47:49.402-04:00you are invited to follow my blogyou are invited to follow my blogSteve Finnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041851737677873347noreply@blogger.com