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Originally Posted by Cooper2010  Along with this, we're trying a new medicine with him. A sort of puppy prozac, if you will, called Reconsile. It's marketed for separation anxiety but the vet said it should be very effective in just helping him relax and enjoy his life. He gets a 1/2 tablet every day, we started Thursday. Poor little guy is just so high strung. It's like he's on guard all the time, constantly looking every direction for something to go after.
His favorite place is perched on top of the sofa where he can see every angle.  I hope this helps him to be able to relax and EAT and just enjoy his life as the great little companion he is. He's so nervous sometimes I feel sorry for him.....he'll just pace back and forth.
It's supposed to take 3-4 weeks to be effective, but it's not a tranquilizer at all, more of a mood stabilizer. |
Please keep us posted on the Reconsile (at least please keep me posted) as Toby suffers from separation anxiety in a big way when we go camping and leave him and Speedy in the camper while we are out riding the ATV or go to another friend's camper for the evening. He still has separation anxiety at home when I leave and we aren't on our normal "routine" but he's getting a little better (he's been with us a little over a year). I'm interested in knowing if it helps keep him calm and not feel like he has to protect anything and everything. Toby has a very bad habit of attacking our other dog if she runs to the fence line and starts barking. Toby then runs after her and attacks her as if he's saying "leave this fence line alone, it's mine!" He is always trying to be the alpha dog.
Thanks and good luck.