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YazminD · 02-11-2013, 12:16 PM

Please help me with the best solution for my baby, I'm sure she's suffering from separation anxiety.

Yazmin just turned 2 a few weeks ago and I thought at first she may have been going through the "Terrible Two's" stage like children but now I'm really worried!

Now that I've returned to work since my stroke a few months ago and have been working 3 and sometimes 4 days, Yazmin's become a mess!
I normally only work on Saturday's but have committed to at least 3 days for the next month or so.

Yazmin's alway's been blocked off in my kitchen where she has a bed in a nook area, toys, a TV always on the Animal Planet station, along with her food & water.

I came home 2 weekends ago to find she had destroyed (shredded) a throw rug, "I didn't care, was just thankful she didn't swallow the threads", her bowls were flipped over, and she had drug her bed out of the nook area! I removed the throw rugs out of the kitchen from that day on.

The next weekend, As soon as I got home from work and stepped out of my car, I could hear her crying, not barking, actually crying! I couldn't get through my back door fast enough, I was sure she was physically hurt, she wasn't but she was shaking, panting, a whimpering.

I picked her up immediately but then realized she had taken a piece of kitchen tile in a corner, ripped it up off the floor and broke it up into several pieces! Horrified that she may have swallowed tile or digested glue, I got down on the floor and was able to lay it all back together like a puzzle! I laid the tile myself quite a few years ago so I could tell the glue was completely dried up, but I stayed up all night watching and worrying about her. She had thrown her bowls and bed out of place again also.

This past weekend, my BF stayed home with her to her company and to keep me from worrying.

Yazmin has a large cage with an orthopedic bed in it and a cover for the cage but I've never caged trained her. She just lays in it when she feels like it. I think at this point, she'd be much safer in the cage in the kitchen. My BF thinks that if I cage her, she'll even be more traumatized with all the changes.

I'd like to get her a Thundershirt to see if it will help her with the anxiety but I'd like to know if anyone has left their dog at home alone, wearing one?
Yazi wears clothes all the time but I've always removed them when I leave home for safety reasons.

I'm so sorry for the long post but I'm so worried for Yazmin. I'd really appreciate everyone's opinion whether I should put her in her cage and if you think she'd be okay alone, wearing a Thundershirt.

02-11-2013, 12:16 PM	#1
YazminD My ♥, My Soul, My Love Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Akron. Ohio Posts: 2,898	Please Help! Yazmin's A Total Wreck!!! Please help me with the best solution for my baby, I'm sure she's suffering from separation anxiety. Yazmin just turned 2 a few weeks ago and I thought at first she may have been going through the "Terrible Two's" stage like children but now I'm really worried! Now that I've returned to work since my stroke a few months ago and have been working 3 and sometimes 4 days, Yazmin's become a mess! I normally only work on Saturday's but have committed to at least 3 days for the next month or so. Yazmin's alway's been blocked off in my kitchen where she has a bed in a nook area, toys, a TV always on the Animal Planet station, along with her food & water. I came home 2 weekends ago to find she had destroyed (shredded) a throw rug, "I didn't care, was just thankful she didn't swallow the threads", her bowls were flipped over, and she had drug her bed out of the nook area! I removed the throw rugs out of the kitchen from that day on. The next weekend, As soon as I got home from work and stepped out of my car, I could hear her crying, not barking, actually crying! I couldn't get through my back door fast enough, I was sure she was physically hurt, she wasn't but she was shaking, panting, a whimpering. I picked her up immediately but then realized she had taken a piece of kitchen tile in a corner, ripped it up off the floor and broke it up into several pieces! Horrified that she may have swallowed tile or digested glue, I got down on the floor and was able to lay it all back together like a puzzle! I laid the tile myself quite a few years ago so I could tell the glue was completely dried up, but I stayed up all night watching and worrying about her. She had thrown her bowls and bed out of place again also. This past weekend, my BF stayed home with her to her company and to keep me from worrying. Yazmin has a large cage with an orthopedic bed in it and a cover for the cage but I've never caged trained her. She just lays in it when she feels like it. I think at this point, she'd be much safer in the cage in the kitchen. My BF thinks that if I cage her, she'll even be more traumatized with all the changes. I'd like to get her a Thundershirt to see if it will help her with the anxiety but I'd like to know if anyone has left their dog at home alone, wearing one? Yazi wears clothes all the time but I've always removed them when I leave home for safety reasons. I'm so sorry for the long post but I'm so worried for Yazmin. I'd really appreciate everyone's opinion whether I should put her in her cage and if you think she'd be okay alone, wearing a Thundershirt.