[NAGDU] Help for Separation Anxiety in Retired Guide Dog

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Dani.
Sorry to hear about this problem.  Sometimes older dogs develop mental
quirks, and I guess that's happening with your old gal.  Could you try
either Bok's rescue remedy, which is a homeopathic solution?  You put a drop
or 2 in the dog's mouth, and it's supposed to be very calming, without
side-effects.  Or my neighbor has had some success with a Thunder Shirt for
her elderly golden.  The Thunder Shirt fits the dog snugly, and that seems
to calm them.  From what I've heard, it works well for some dogs, and not so
much for others.

Or maybe Peg will feel less anxious, once she's off the meds.
Good luck.
Tracy


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Subject: [NAGDU] Help for Separation Anxiety in Retired Guide Dog

Hi, Everyone.
Peg is 14 now. In December, I was away for three weeks, and she stayed back
with my husband. He says she was grouchy and depressed while I was gone.

Yesterday she had surgery to have a cyst on her back removed. She's on
antibiotics and Tramadol. It was a same day thing, so she went in in the
morning and came home last night.

She's going through some sort of separation anxiety now, which wasn't
happening while I was gone in December. When I leave the apartment, she
howls and makes a fuss. She's not left alone; David is there, and music is
on.

How do we deal with what I think is separation anxiety? There will be times
when we'll both need to leave her on her own, and it's tough enough now with
her putting up a fuss with just me gone for even short bouts, not even ten
minutes.

Thanks,
Dani

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