[yorkiemini]

If the medication dose is correct she will not be a zombie and have weird behavior. The medication will help calm her brain and slow it to slow,down so she she can cope better.

Prozac is a drug that has to be given pretty consistently for it to work. There are other drugs that you can use only when you need to because it sounds like she is fine when you are with her.

It sounds like you may be feeling guilty - dogs pick up on our emotions and will reflect those feelings. Most of us have to leave our pups sometime so don't feel guilty about it. You have provided her with a safe place while you are gone.

Right after my Cali was attacked by a hawk she went through a terrible and saddening time with terrible anxiety. I used xanax only at the times she needed it - she could still play and listen to me and function. Most dogs don't eat when they are anxious. It took quite a while but we no longer need the medication. The point being - the medication did not hurt her, did not make her a zombie, but did allow her to not be so miserable and sad. With time and lots of patients it can improve.

Good luck, wishing you all the best as you work through this issue. You are such a good Yorkie mommy for taking such good care of her and caring about her feeling!