The dose of Benadryl for cats is 0.5 milligram per kilogram of body weight give by mouth every 12 hours. The children's liquid formula is 12.5 milligrams per 5 milliliters. This may or may not help sedate your cat. Ketamine is a medication that can only be administered by a veterinarian it is a controlled substance. Be very, very careful grooming your cat at home. When animals have mattes very close to the skin these can be hard to remove. Many people accidentally cut their animals and these wounds need to be surgically repaired. This will cost you a lot more than a trip to the groomers.
It wont hurt the cat but the cat might hurt you. I tried giving some liquid children's Benadryl to my cat and I would up with a very angry foaming at the mouth cat. It was not pleasant for either of us. If you can get a half pill down in their food that might work better. Again liquid Benadryl will cause a lot of mouth foaming and resistance.
Benadryl is an anti-histamine not a fever reducer. The inflammation and allergic reactions Benadryl treats typically do not cause fever. Contact your veterinarian for an appropriate dose. For cats you need to use the Children's Liquid Benadryl. Do NOT use the Cold and Sinus variety. I recommend you have this cat examined by a veterinarian.
Vets recommend Liquid Benadryl dose in cats as 0.25-0.50 mg/pound body weight, two times a day. Benadryl can cause many side effects in cats but when prescribed by your vet, these side effects are minimum because he gives prescription after knowing complete medical history and complete physical examination. Although, Benadryl is not approved by FDA for animal use, but, vets can prescribe this drug legally. My recommendations are, don't use children Benadryl in your cat until prescribed or supervised by your local vet.
Benadryl is used to treat allergy. This drug can be used in animals but first of all consultation of vet is necessary because drugs can be toxic to animals. Secondly, you can not calculate the dose of the Benadryl in your cat. So, it will be good to get advice from your local vet.
Recommended dose of Benadryl in cats is 0.25-0.50 mg per pound body weight or 0.5-1.0 mg per kg body weight 2 times a day. Remember, this drug has bitter taste and cats might not tolerate it.
My cat (10 lb 2 year old male) was drooling mysteriously this afternoon, so today the vet told us to feed him about half a tablet of benadryl. He immediately puked it up so we took him to the vet and gave him an injection, which he told us was 10 mg. Our boy is conked out as we speak so that we can look for the toxic stuff which made him drool. So, yes, according to our vet, for a full-sized cat, a half a tablet of Benadryl should be fine and will help with both calming the little guy down and also dealing with allergic reactions.
The dose is 1/2-1 mg of Benadryl (ONLY the original kind, not extra strength or with sinus meds etc) per 1 pound of cats body weight. 1 pill is 25mg, so 1/2 pill is for a 12 lb cat MAXIMUM. Better to underdose than overdose. Completely cover the pill with some cheese or bacon fat or other food that your cat likes since it is very,very bitter.
However, this is not a medicine you give more than a few times. Its not the same as a human taking it.
The best thing is to start with a metal flea comb and get as many fleas off your cat as possible. Keep a bowl of water with one drop of soap mixed in nearby so you can drown the fleas before they jump off the comb. The soap prevents them from swimming to the sides..the comb works amazingly well and your cat will probably enjoy the combing. Then get the fleas under control with Advantage or Frontline. Keep combing for fleas everyday until they are completely gone and you don't see fleas or their flea dirt (flea poop)! Sprinkle Borax (in detergent isle) on your carpets wait a few hours,then vacuum to kill the fleas in the carpets (get your cat out of the house before the Borax carpet treatment).
Don't ever use the Diatomaceous Earth on your carpets that you might hear or read about. My vet told me its actually very dangerous for both your and and your cats lungs (especially for them since they are closer to the carpet) its like inhaling glass particles.
Remember to keep applying the Advantage or Frontline every month and switch every 6 months or so between brands, so the fleas do not become resistant.
No human medication should ever be given to a cat without a vets OK , so check with your vet what the best cause of action is for your cat. (per example , Tylenol is fatal if given to a cat)
