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Originally Posted by Claire I do, Gracie is on Clomicalm for separation anxiety. It is not something that you give them every now and then, she takes it everyday.
My poor Gracie went threw a lot of heartache last year and on top of everything that happened she almost died (she was poisoned), the vet was very concerned so she decided to put Gracie on it for a trial period to see if it would help. One year later she is still taking it. She still has bad anxiety attacks but it is nothing like it was without the medication. You know the sound they make when they get hurt, well magnify that times 10 and that is what Gracie sounded like, before the med's, when we went anywhere near the door, she would yelp so bad that she would start choking and claw at my legs like she was drowning.....
Seriously, our was a very bad case, I would try the calming plug-in's or a stress relieving treat (they make chewy sticks) before looking into the medication.
PM me if ya want, I can give you a list of the stuff that we tried before the med's and where we got it at....
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Poor Gracie!! I never heard of such a case. Something that was hard on my yorkie Ginger that passed this last summer at 15. When our daughter Sarah was murdered, not quite three years ago, Ginger went through a very bad time. She really went into a depression, I know a lot of it was her seeing us in such hell, but she really started to go downhill right then. And it was constant until we lost her this past summer. She was terrified that when I went out that door that I wouldn't come back. She and Sarah were very close. When I would leave she would pace, cry, shake and not rest until I walked back in that door. Poor little thing. She also, would go to the window every day for probably 4 months when it was time for Sarah to come home, then would come to me and cry needing to be picked up. Something else too. Some evenings, after I was in the bedroom reading or watching TV, Ginger would bark looking at the door then wag her tail and then lay in that sitting position when being pet. I swear to this day that she was seeing Sarah and being pet by her. You would have had to see it happen to understand it.
Cathe