Medications commonly used for treating itchiness (pruritus)
* Any medication (prescription or over-the-counter) should only be given if by the direction and supervision of a veterinarian!
Do not give these to your pet unless recommended by your veterinarian.
Prescription Medications
- Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
- Trimeprazine-prednisone (Temaril-P)
- Doxepin (Sinequan)
- Cyproheptadine (Periactin)
- Amitriptyline (Elavil)
- Pentoxifylline (Trental) … most helpful for contact allergy
- Cyclosporine (Atopica) … very effective but costly
- Genesis spray (very low dose triamcinalone spray 0.015%) - NOT AVAILABLE
- Gabapentin (Neurontin)
- Fluoxetine HCl (Prozac)
- Montelukast (Singulair)
- Oclacitinib (Apoquel)
“Over-the-Counter” Antihistamines
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
- Chlorpheniramine (Chlortrimeton)
- Clemastine (Tavist-1 not Tavist-D)
- Loratadine (Claritin) without decongestant
- Cetirizine (Zyrtec) without decongestant
- Fexofenadine HCl (Allegra) without decongestant
May also be used in combination with the above medications (AT VETERINARY DISCRETION ONLY):
Contributed by: Karen Helton-Rhodes, DVM, Diplomate ACVD
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