How can I help with my dogs fear/anxiety?
By Richard
@rbailey83 (1428)
Canada
December 10, 2020 12:12am CST
A little over a year ago I adopted a rescue dog. She was rescued in Thailand from the dog meat trade and understandably has a lot of fear and a lot of anxiety about pretty much everything.
She has come a long way since I adopted her. There are still quite a few things that set off her fear and lately, I have been unable to take her for much of a walk as she constantly tries to go around in front of me and turn back towards home.
She has a sensitive stomach so I can't give her a bunch of treats while in a situation she is fearful in, in order to try and associate something good with a situation she is nervous about. If I give her more than 10 small pieces of a treat she will have diarrhea
I have been giving her something for anxiety called Rescue Remedy as well as Valarian. It's helped a little bit inside but not much when we go outside.
Anyone have any suggestions or know of some good places to find good relevant information?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
10 Dec 20
aw, bless her'n kudo's to ya fer steppin' 'p to give her a good home, hon. 've ya spoken to yer vet 'bout such? perhaps one 'f those snug fittin' t-shirt gizmos folks use fer their pups fer thunderstorms? other'n that, praise 'n patience. might've the vet do some blood work to see 'bout her gut issues. could be she needs some type 'f probiotics? might e'en 've an ulcer 'fter all she's been through.
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@rbailey83 (1428)
• Canada
10 Dec 20
I am planning to try the thunder jacket soon. When I had her in for her shots they did a full blood and stool workup. Everything checked out well. I did do a run of probiotics for 2 weeks as well as something like Pepto Bismol but for dogs with the probiotics.
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@rbailey83 (1428)
• Canada
12 Dec 20
@crazyhorseladycx ok thanks, I just may put her back on the probiotic. I still have a bunch left
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
11 Dec 20
@rbailey83 i dunno how big a pup she's be, but ya can make a t-shirt work with a lil bit 'f 'djustments. ya might try the probiotics 'gain, can take months to rebuild good but bacteria. jest a thought.
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@rbailey83 (1428)
• Canada
10 Dec 20
Haha, yeah I spoil her all the time. Just can't help it! I swear, I don't own her, she owns me
@rbailey83 (1428)
• Canada
10 Dec 20
I hadn't heard about dog psychiatrists, I'll have to look into that. Thanks
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