Dog Separation Anxiety Medication
Canine separation anxiety is among the most prevalent behavioral problems in dogs. Dogs are social. If they don’t adjusted to being alone they can be anxious. A number of different medications exist to calm your dog and lessen the symptoms of dog separation anxiety. These anti-anxiety medications, such as chlomicalm, adjust your dogs brain chemistry by blocking some chemical receptors that cause anxiety.
A visit to the vet is required to medicate your dog. Your veterinarian may need to do a blood test, and will check your dog for a number of underlying health problems that can stress your dog out such as mange, fleas, or skin rashes Be sure to follow your vets instructions on dosage.
When you first use medication for canine separation anxiety , it can take a while before the you notice a change in your dogs symptoms. Most dogs will respond to anti-anxiety medication within a couple of weeks. Giving your dog medication will not solve their issues, it will just reduce the signs of anxiety,. If you take your dog off the medication, their behavior will return to the way it was before their prescription.
Anti-anxiety medication is a useful tool for overcoming canine separation anxiety. If your dog hurts themselves, destroys your house, or pees or poos inside, when you are gone, talk to your veterinarian. Remember, it is not a cure. You can use it to lessen your dogs symptoms so that they will be calm enough to respond to behavior modification training. Ending the medication is the end result you be striving for. It gets super expensive!
Your dog will learn to be calm when you are away with Behavior Modification. I have seen far too many people think that medication alone is the answer, then fail. Remember – medication is a tool, not the final answer!
