Panic Attacks ?
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| sound like separation anxiety. the only way to really deal with it is a combination of medication and training. the meds don't work alone, but they will allow (sometimes) the dog to relax enough to be trained.
Doggie prosac is often used in these cases. many members have first hand experience with the situation. |
| The panic increased when we began bringing him everyday in the car to drop my husband off at the commuter train. he's laying on the couch as I type this staring at me...he moves from room to room, couch to couch... I really don't want to medicate him. We've considered getting him a little brother to ease his loneliness. Anyone ever tried this? |
| another dog is not a solution to a dog with a problem.. two dogs = 4X's the issues!!!
I have 4 dogs but none of them were added to solve a problem and they all bring their own issues. what happens if dog # 2 has separation anxiety as well? or at least learns the behavior from #1? Deal with this issue - with a professional before you get another dog PLEASE! |
| I thought of that. But medicating? i don't know about that either. |
| the first step is a vet work up to make sure there are no health issues and then find a behaviorist. work through the steps and see if you need to get to the medication part. you might not and if you do it can be used for a short time to aid training. |
| I am making him a vet appointment in the near future. He also has some lumps forming on his body. One was checked by the vet last year but she said it was a fatty cyst and to leave it alone. Now he has another on the chest and another very small one on the side. |
| Here's an article on Separation Anxiety...
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Conten ... ourceID=42 We gave a lower dose of Colmipramine (or Clomicalm) and used behavior modification with our OES rescue that arrived with severe separation anxiety... it took about a year for Panda to finally settle in before we could stop the meds. We tapered her off them until none was needed. Dogs with this do suffer emotionally. We had 5 other dogs in the house and it did absolutely nothing to sooth her anxiety... she had to have her human. This dog was so bad that we couldn't have a closed door between us. I've got a Border Collie-mix that has multiple fatty tumors... we've had some removed but she gets others. We have any new lump aspirated to make sure it's also a fatty tumor and not something serious. |
| Thank you for your input. What you said about tapering off the meds at least leaves me to believe there is a "cure". He also will not let me be in another room. It was cute before, but now its heart breaking. Thank you everyone for your compassion and time. |
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