harv/storms/drugs

"elegy" <elegy.DeleteThis@DOGPOOPshattering.org> wrote in message
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> we had two mild mild thunderstorms over the weekend and harv didn't do
> well at all. he paced and panted and was too stressed to even play
> games for food. i turned music on but it's not the noise he's
> responding to (it was thundering for quite some time before he started
> stressing on sunday). he's fine until the wind picks up so i wonder if
> it's the change in pressure that upsets him?
>
> anyway, i got a script for xanax for him, but i'm debating whether or
> not to put him on clomipramine (clomicalm) as well. that's our usual
> protocol for really storm-phobic dogs. i'm worried that i'm not going
> to get home from work in time to drug him before all the storms (i
> work until either 6 or 8 pm). at least with the clomipramine on board
> at all times, he might not get as stressed.
>
> meh. i don't want to overmedicate. i just want to do what's going to
> be best for him. he's 10. i don't know how long he's been like this,
> how engrained his stressing is and how likely it is that i can change
> it.

We use a product called "Nutri-Calm" - works for us, but we were also
advised that it doesn't work for everyone. - 1 pill every 12 hours during
storm season, can be used as needed, or continually during storm season. (60
lb lab) It might be worth looking into.

Sue and Atty