Natural Pet Health

Question:

I just received Pet Calm and I had a question regarding dosage. There are several dosing options, but I’m still unsure of which one to use.

My dog has severe separation anxiety when I leave. Although she is high strung, she is fine when I am home. Should I only give it to her before I leave? How much, and can I put it in her food if she EATS EVERY BIT?

She will fight me putting it directy into her mouth. She weighs 6 lbs, and quite honestly….nothing has worked.

Not paxil, not zanax, not buspar.

Thanks,
Laurie

Answer:

Hi Laurie

Thank you for your query. We recommend giving her a large pinch of
PureCalm 3 times a day as a preventative measure.

Humans tend to believe that the type of life they are providing to their dog is as good, if not better than what the dog would choose for himself. The fact however is far from this perception.

* You are in fact forcing an animal that is accustomed to live in groups to live with humans in a confined environment.
* You are actually forcing him to do what he is not habituated to and he has to learn human ways and abide by human rules.
* You are suppressing his natural instincts by training him to obey orders.

Just as humans feel stress in situations that are uncomfortable for them, domesticated dogs are exposed to stressful situations all the time. The irony is that much as you might want to relieve stress in your pet, dogs cannot communicate using human language.

Separation Anxiety Does Your Dog Stress Whenever You Leave The House?

There are several ways to soothe separation anxiety in your dog in order to help him feel more secure while you are away. For the fastest results possible, apply the following practical tips:

1. Having a new puppy or a new adult dog is an enjoyable experience. It is so easy to give the new member of the family tons of love and attention. But spending all of your time with your new dog can create negative consequences, especially when you return to your normal schedule where you are out of the house all day.

As more and more people become pet owners, sometimes disturbances in behavior, such as anxiety around noise, aren’t considered before adopting or buying. However, to provide both emotional and physical support for your pet during times of nervousness, it is important to be ready to care for your pet in the best way possible—without exacerbating an existing problem or creating a new one.

* Regular exercise is essential. High energy pets need a natural outlet for their energy and exhaustion can have a dramatically calming effect on an overly active animal! Plus, exercise has been shown to have a mood-stabilizing, calming effect

Apart from the physical problems and medical conditions, dogs are liable to suffer from psychological problems too. It may sound a bit unusual but it is a fact and pet owners who have had to face separation anxiety in dogs are a standing testimony to its existence.

Separation anxiety is only one such condition that sparks off abnormal behavior in dogs. It can occur when the pet is separated from the owner for the first time. It can also appear after a long vacation when the level of interaction suddenly drops once you go back to normal daily routine schedules.

The bunch of abnormal and quirky behavior that separation anxiety brings about in dogs can be quite irksome to dog owners. Such behaviors could include chewing, scratching doors and excessive digging. The fear and insecurity brings forth excessive barking, howling and whining.

While you may not realize it, your pet can suffer from stress, just like you do. It certainly won’t be the same kind of stress you feel, such as paying the bills or getting to work on time, but it is very real to your pet. Pet stress can cause a variety of problems with your pet, so as a good pet owner, it is a good idea to know how to recognize the signs and what to do.

Dogs probably show signs of stress more than cats, although cats feel it, too. Stress in pets can range a great deal and the symptoms can also vary. It seems that being a loved cat or dog in the family is quite easy. They don’t have a thing to stress about. That is just not the case. Here is a look at common pet stresses and how you can help you pet overcome these situations.

Dogs are emotional animals and are generally ‘one-person’ pets. This means that their allegiance generally lies with one member of the family. Unlike cats, dogs are not too attached with the house. And this strong bond between the master and the pet brings about something called the separation anxiety.

Dogs who suffer from separation anxiety tend to exhibit undesirable behavior when they do not see their owners for a certain period of time. Separation anxiety in dogs can be triggered of after long periods of absence like after a vacation. A significant change in routine or a change of place of residence can also cause separation anxiety.

Environment in kennels is far removed from what a pet dog experiences at home. Some aspects like absence of the dog owner, different feeding and exercise timings are totally new for the dog. Add to this the unfamiliar noises and smells, temperature difference, change in diet and lack of exercise and what results is a dog who is vulnerable to stress, abnormal behavior and anxiety.

If you have to kennel your dog for some reason, make sure that you plan in advance. Take time off to check up some essentials before deciding on the kennel where you are going to leave your dog. This will go a long way in relieving stress in pets during their stay in the kennel.

Dogs cannot speak our language and we can never be sure whether their barking is a warning, a complaint or an expression of some discomfort. But there is one thing that we do know and that is that the barking is supposed to mean something.

A dog may bark for various reasons. And in many cases the barking is due to a previous situation or experience that he may have had. Research has unequivocally established that the dog’s brain does respond to stimuli and this was proven long time ago with Pavlov’s experiment.

Experiments reveal that there is imagery in the dog’s brain that induces specific dog behaviors. These behaviors could seem normal or abnormal to us but they do have a meaning. Dogs have the capacity to recall images of the owner, earlier smells and sounds and past experiences and these cause them to behave in a certain manner.

For many pets, a behavioral problem turns into a terminal disease. Every year, millions of pets that are often otherwise healthy are euthanized to give their human owners relief from their behavior problems. These problems can include unruliness, excessive vocalization, aggression, inappropriate urination, possessiveness, and destructiveness, just to name a few.

Unfortunately, euthanasia for behavior problems is the main cause of death in young animals. The high costs associated with proper veterinary attention and animal training also results in too many animals being abandoned and neglected by their owners.

However, in many cases a pet’s behavior problem can be modified and even solved completely without the use of expensive behavior therapy and training. In fact, a problem can be solved quite simply using little money with the help of flower essences.