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With clemastine, no more cortisone shots required!, July 19, 2009
I have a dog I adopted from Golden Retriever Rescue. He was known to have serious and constant allergies when I adopted him. I immediately put him on benadryl, which helped significantly. This was in Aug 2007. Over that winter, he did fine. When summer 2008 came, he needed not only an increase in his benadryl dose, but also monthly cortisone shots.
This spring, I talked to my vet about this. She suggested putting him onto Clemastine Fumarate (Tavist) instead of benadryl. He has done fabulously well. His allergies always start getting bad as soon as it stops freezing over night, then get even worse as plants start blooming and summer is in full swing. Well, it's July 2009, and he still hasn't needed a cortisone shot. This is a huge benefit for his future health, since cortisone has significant long-term detrimental effects. And of course it's good for his short term quality of life because he's itch free!
Furthermore, finding generic Clemastine Fumarate online has saved me a bundle. If you decide to buy this product, look for a good price. Amazon has the best price I can find. Other sites have it available, but for as much as 3 times the price on Amazon.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Now that Tavist is unavailable in many stores, November 12, 2007
This review is from: Novartis Clemastine 1.34mg 100 pills per bottle Medications - Non Prescription (Health and Beauty)
In my area, both Tavist and its store-brand generic versions are no longer available in major drugstores or big-box retailers. This is now where I get the clemastine fumarate that I take nearly every day for respiratory allergies, at a price comparable to that at the discount stores where I used to get it.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Antihistamine for your dog, November 22, 2007
This review is from: Novartis Clemastine 1.34mg 100 pills per bottle Medications - Non Prescription (Health and Beauty)
My dog is 8 years old and he has a skin allergy problem. It happened at least 3 times during the last 2 years. It spreaded all over the body except the head. There are a couple of things we did to prevent it from occuring. We changed his diet by removing any beef in it. Instead we give him turkey. We also changed the dry food to something that will help his skin allergy. Finally we give him 2 pills a day. I am gald I found this generic drug otherwise it will cost us a lot of money as you know the Vets charge you quite a bit.
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