Is it safe to give my dog Apoquel prescribed for another dog?

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Hi, I took my other dog dove to the vet for the itching and she was prescribed Apoquel 1/2 pill. It seems to helping but now my other dog is itching like crazy can i give mindy a pill to see if it will help her? Thank you. Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | spayed | 3 years and 1 month old | 4 lbs

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

I wouldn't advise that because Apoquel is weight dependent, so your pet Mindy may acutally need a different dosage than your oether pet. The dosage chart for Apoquel is very specific to the pets weight. I would instead look into why your pets are itching. I would suspect fleas may be the cause, especially if both pets never had skin problems before. Getting them both on a good high quality flea preventative (i.e. Simparica, Nexgard, Bravecto, etc) is best, if not done so already. Then its best to get Mindy seen by your vet as well before making the assumption that Apoquel would be indicated for her skin condition also. Plus you wanat to get a full dose for her, if this is in fact the medication that she needs to be on. I hope this helps and best wishes getting to the bottom of your pets itchy skin woes. Take care.

Is it safe to give my dog Apoquel prescribed for another dog?

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