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My Dog Keeps Sneezing. Is There Any Medication I Can Give Him Without Going To The Vet?

My dog constantly keeps sneezing. I was wondering if I can go to the drug store and buy medication rather than going to the vet?

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    You can give benadryl, but you need to talk to the vet about how much is safe to give, because if you have a small dog, you could overdose accidentally. Hope this helps, good luck.
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    Tiggersmom  

    answered 1 year ago

      Benadryl is a medication used all the time in veterinary medicine.  The dose is 1 milligram per pound of body weight given by mouth every 8-12 hours.  It comes in 25 milligram capsules and a children's liquid formula.  Do NOT use the Cold and Sinus variety.
      If your dog has a cough or nasal discharge he may have kennel cough or another type of upper respiratory infection.  This will need to be treated.
      If your dog is sneezing constantly then I would be concerned he has a nasal foreign body.  Sometimes they sneeze these out but many times they do not then a secondary infection forms.  A nasal flush may be needed.
      Have your dog examined by a veterinarian so an appropriate treatment plan can be formed.
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      Annfalkdvm  

      answered 1 year ago

        I give our dog benadryl all the time for sneezy, watery eyes. The animal control lady next to use recommended it. That's what you can use. I have a huge golden retriever and one pill works all day.
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        Saintanger  

        answered 1 year ago

        Our male 7 year old pug has allergies and we give him 1 benadryl if he gets really bad. It won't hurt the dog. I wouldn't give it to a puppy.
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        Guest  

        answered 7 months ago

        My dog too was sneezing and wheezing.It turned out to be my garage is attached to the house and the lawn mower and tractor and the gas can I kept in there ,she was smelling the fumes ,and when I removed all the gasoline she was better in 24 hours, I could smell gasoline fumes in the garage but not the house ,but my dog could smell it. Hope this helps
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        Guest  

        answered 4 months ago

          He's probably got a bug or dry grass stuck up there. It'll eventually get sneezed out but I wouldn't treat him. The chances of hurting rather than healing are always higher when you use human medication to treat animals - is never a good idea.

          Then again, the chances that the bug is alive would get me to the vet faster than you could say 'ew'.
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          Chilledpip  

          answered 1 year ago

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