Danny's mommy
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Yay for the thundershirt!
Fear of thunderstorms
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Caro
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Unfortunately the thundershirt made zilch difference to Deska, same with pheremones and herbal remedies. At least until lately after having been on medication.
romeosangiovese
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I think there are dogs who can be so far gone that thundershirts and all just don't work. Maybe with drugs, they can get to a stage where those other remedies might work but not before?
Caro, it's good to hear that Deska didn't need the drugs all the time after the initial period. How long did it take before you took him off the drugs? My friend was concerned that she'd have to give it to her sheltie every day because even though there was no storm last night, she must be anticipating (from the past 2 nights) and went into her usual anxious behaviours. She's afraid that she might have to give it every night, storm or no storm!!
Caro, it's good to hear that Deska didn't need the drugs all the time after the initial period. How long did it take before you took him off the drugs? My friend was concerned that she'd have to give it to her sheltie every day because even though there was no storm last night, she must be anticipating (from the past 2 nights) and went into her usual anxious behaviours. She's afraid that she might have to give it every night, storm or no storm!!
romeosangiovese
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Thought I would share what my friend has just tried.
Acupuncture!
She was reading on the internet that acupuncture can help along with some traditional chinese herbal medicines. She went to the vet to do acupuncture on her dog and was told that her dog had yin deficiency, and that feeding a yin deficient diet with help.
These are concepts that I'm quite familiar with coz, as an example, my mum will say that I'm getting zits coz I'm too "heaty" (meaning too much "yang"), and she'll get me to taking "cooling" (or "yin") stuff like boiled barley water, to help. I just never thought about how it would apply to dogs!
Hoping this will help my friend's dog.
I have also boiled some barley water for the dogs (they had some last night). Juliet falls right smack into the "yin deficient" description!
Acupuncture!
She was reading on the internet that acupuncture can help along with some traditional chinese herbal medicines. She went to the vet to do acupuncture on her dog and was told that her dog had yin deficiency, and that feeding a yin deficient diet with help.
These are concepts that I'm quite familiar with coz, as an example, my mum will say that I'm getting zits coz I'm too "heaty" (meaning too much "yang"), and she'll get me to taking "cooling" (or "yin") stuff like boiled barley water, to help. I just never thought about how it would apply to dogs!
Hoping this will help my friend's dog.
I have also boiled some barley water for the dogs (they had some last night). Juliet falls right smack into the "yin deficient" description!Danny's mommy
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I wonder if they make ear plugs for dogs?
OntarioSheltie
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Thought I would share what my friend has just tried.
Acupuncture!
She was reading on the internet that acupuncture can help along with some traditional chinese herbal medicines. She went to the vet to do acupuncture on her dog and was told that her dog had yin deficiency, and that feeding a yin deficient diet with help.
These are concepts that I'm quite familiar with coz, as an example, my mum will say that I'm getting zits coz I'm too "heaty" (meaning too much "yang"), and she'll get me to taking "cooling" (or "yin") stuff like boiled barley water, to help. I just never thought about how it would apply to dogs!
Hoping this will help my friend's dog.
I'm all for alternative therapies, God knows I've tried a lot of them for my own health issues.
I've heard wonderful things about acupuncture and chinese herbal medicines. I personally tried both, but they weren't for me. That being said, even if it didn't work for me, that doesn't mean it won't work for others. It can't hurt to give it a try.
For Toby's anxiety I used l-theanine and lactium (seperately, not at the same time) in conjunction with anxiety medication. Both worked really well and are natural. I'd give one or both of these a try before discounting them. I found they both worked way better than any other homeopathic or natural anxiety remedies. However they should be given continuously (daily), not on an as needed basis.
Justicemom
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My first 2 dogs, a Lab(hunting dog only scared of thunder-lightening stuck the yard next door to our house as that what caused it) and my JRT mix were scared of storms. I stuffed cotton in their ears. Worked like a charm for the JRT mix and somewhat for the Lab. For the Lab, it was the whole storm experience(air pressure, static in the air humidity etc) that was the problem not the noise.
JRT mix went deaf at 13 ,no more storm phobia.
My Beau is terrified of thunder storm. He is on medication for his other anxiety issue and quite frankly his medication has made a ton of difference. I think people need to get over their bias of the use of psychological drugs for dogs and people. Why is there no bias for people or animals taking medication for diabetes? Why no bias for medication use for cancer, or other disease, yet, when the disease is psychological people are just like oh well get over it.
As far as thunderstorms I am considering getting a thunder shirt. What I do now is put him in his crate and then I put a blanket around the crate. Essentially I'm making it a very dark den where no light can get thru and it blocks out the sound. He quickly settles down.
As far as thunderstorms I am considering getting a thunder shirt. What I do now is put him in his crate and then I put a blanket around the crate. Essentially I'm making it a very dark den where no light can get thru and it blocks out the sound. He quickly settles down.