Apollo has been itching alot for the last few days. Itching everywhere. Legs, belly, the pads of his feet... His skin looks fine, no redness or flaky areas. So anyway, I took him to the vet and he thinks it's probably allergies, so he recommended 75mg of Benadryl twice a day. I'm also now giving him 3V Caps (Omega3 fatty acids and Vitamins A, D & E) in case the problem is wintery dry skin. He hasn't had a bath since November, so it's not a shampoo thing.
Anyway, I was a little nervous about giving 75mg, because in people we dose 1mg per kg, and in dogs apparently it's 1mg per lb. which is double. So I started him out on 50mg because I didn't want to stone him. He still itched like crazy but was acting normal, good energy level. Maybe a little more calm, but OK otherwise. So after listening to him scratch all night again, I woke up and gave him the 75mg. Now he's laying around and looks wiped out. But he's not scratching as much!
Do you guys think this is okay? Is there anything else I should be doing? As far as allergies go, I haven't changed anything like his food or bedding or anything. He does have an ear infection in his left ear, but he was itching before I started the ear drops for that. I'm just at a loss right now. Thanks for any advise!