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Good morning everyone!
I began writing my reply in word, planning to clip and paste my expressions of gratitude and salutations. However, the Pot Roast and I have just experienced a bit of a kick in the rubber bits and my guilt is soaring. This is a valuable lesson for anyone who simply 'trusts' the internet. If you're a Woof Lover - PLEASE read this!
After perusing multiple websites about this challenge and the use of antihistamines; visiting sites ranging from Australia to the usa, to the UK,
I felt I was well prepared. So, off I marched, filled with the unimpeachable knowledge of 'The Internet' - the bastion of all knowledge. ("if it's on the internet it must be true?") I went to my local Lloyds and confidently told the young lady that I was looking to buy some Diphenhydramine... adding that I 'think' it's sold as benadryl. "Of course," said the young girl, as she moved to the shelves. I told her I was hopping to find possibly a 10mg tablet that was scored. "I have 8mg, would that be okay?" she asked. I was delighted. I paid and went home feeling I was going to help Sir Fartsalot last night. I gave him the tablet with his dinner and all was ticketyboo. Not a sound from him (from either end), and especially no panic attack of him jumping on top of my head demanding that I have the closest and most intimate inspection of his
undercarriage and most importantly -SCRATCH It! NOW!
This morning, panic ensued. Sipping my tea I began reading the paper insert. It turns out that in the UK Benadryl is NOT diphendydramine. In the UK, it has been replaced with a chemical called Acrivastine. Back to the source of all knowledge and wisdom - The Internet. And first thing I see are caveats admonishing me NOT to give this to dogs! Instead, it recommends Cetirizine, 5mg - something that I have sitting in my kitchen drawer!
All I can say is Oy Gevalt!
Sir Fartsalot seems to have survived the night, albeit somewhat dozy. But I despair over what I could have done to my little friend. The guilt is overwhelming! So we move ahead today, in hope!
Thank you EVERYONE for all your kind advice, hard research and encouragement. I ought to have let the Pot Roast read the packets for me.
Sadly though, he's severely dyslexic. The only thing he assures me of is that he has an unwavering faith in DOG!
Buenchico - as always, thank you for all your research and help. I've perused these sites and I'm being enlightened. Crum, this is frustrating!
Jackdaw - thank you! As I picked up the 8mg Benadryl as an over-the-counter.
ladybirder - I cannot thank you enough! Last week I made a change to one of the Wellebloved products and I bought some trays of Nature's Harvest.
These were recommended to me by a lady who has been a Judge for Crufts for the past 20 years. Are Natural Instinct similar? I'd be grateful to hear your thoughts if you feel one may be better than the other. The Venerable Pot Roast has eaten chicken since his birth. So my thought was to gently merge him into having Lamb. Over the years, no matter how I've tried, he's resolutely rejected beef in any form. And I've always been admonished not to serve him pork?
seekeerz - I don't think he's had any contact with grass at all. The most abundant grass he experiences is typically on verges at airports, around manicured gardens at hotels and lodges, or the occasional Football Pitch. So I'm not certain whether any of these areas might have contributed. We travel extensively. When in France he gets a bit more of the 'green action' when we wander through the gardens in Paris.
And almost all of last month we were in Norway, but primarily along coastal areas with cliffs and some occasional scrub brush. The Pot Roast began exhibiting his itchiness whilst on a ship. Consequentially, I'm not too certain that grass would be a contributor. And thank you, no - none; absolutely none of the 'other kind,'
Baldric - thank you for your encouragement.
Thanks again Everyone!
Ollie+