No more TriHist!

Hives, hives and more hives! Yesterday Jester's neck and some of the rest of his body was broken out in one inch hives, some larger, some smaller. I thought he was reacting to mosquito bites but there were just too many. He ate his morning feed with gusto-including BugChek,Legacy pellets, salt and TriHist. Within an hour he was panting. (No more TriHist for him!) Hosing him off seemed to help slightly. (Did I mention it was 105F in the shade?) He refused the salt block but did drink willingly, and is moving the liquids through just fine. In fact, he is now able to stretch out a bit to pee. I think his lumbars are feeling better now that the ulcers are going going gone! By evening his hives had not improved, he continued to huff and puff... So his evening feed included 150mg of benedryl. He appreciated the Liniment I put on his hives and all the scratching, but didn't have much appetite. This morning he is grazing and the hives have gone way down. He isn't stomping his hind legs and swishing his tail angrily now. Sigh of relief!