I need advice for Juliet...
 

This might sound a little silly but I am worried about Juliet. Here is my situation...Juliet is still recovering from her seizure a few days ago and I haven't really let her out of my sight since but here is the problem...since the attack she won't let me out of her site! When I have to leave her...even for a second she freaks out and starts having panick attacks. Each time she nearly passes out. My vet has advised to not leave her alone very long. I take her places when I can and I think she has formed a major attachment to me...which is not all bad but I am worried about her and how she will react when I start back at college since she freaks out when I leave for a minute or more. I am worried something will happen to her when I am not here if she keeps reacting this way and the vet advises to keep her calm or she could have another attack. Any tips on what to do??? Please help!!!
~Tru

puppy
 

This is more seriosu then simple anxiety...ask the vet for meds to calm her down..best of luck

Poor Juliet! Maybe she will get better as time goes on? Is there anyone else that can be home when you are gone? I hope her separation anxiety gets better soon, does she get along with her siblings?

Yes - you might ask about any medications to calm her down when you need to be gone. It could work out that you may need to use any medications only temporarily - and not forever

And - also - you need to be weaning yourself away from her in the meantime...very slowly. Be away from her for only a minute or two - and continue increasing this time veru slowly until you can be gone for half an hour or more.

I think if you can get her to accept your being out of her sight for at least half an hour - then the amount of time you're gone won't be be a real issue to her -- since dogs can't tell time. I would think that if she can get by the first half hour, she'll be okay from then on.

I'm sure you're tempted to stay extra close to her now and mother her even more, but if you need to leave her to go to school eventually -- you need to be doing the exact opposite.

Sorry - I feel sorry for her. I hope you two can work through this.

Good luck! Carol Jean

I agree
 

The weaning away methoddescribed above is good....Moe hasn't had this problem yet but our Border Collie Sassy is beyond obsessed with my husband, who is her human.He was out of the work scene for many years due to his near fatal motorbike accident at work, he used to be a London courier, anyways, so all of Sassy's life it was her and daddy 24/7, and she would go totally manic if we even though we could leave her behind or out of the sight of daddy.Well he knew he was rejoining the workforce come feb this year so he had to start trying the weaning method described above.....and over time she learned he would return....and as long as she knew this she was fine....we got her a big stuffed toy to be her "baby" while he was away...it was something for her to focus on while he wasn't there.We also have Teddy my mix breed dog and Moe my Yorkie, so she doesn't feel like it's only her being left.Good luck on your training..it will work out.

I wish I had someone to stay with her but I live alone with my yorkies and my chihuahua girl and Juliet really seems to dislike being with the other babies. She never plays with them. That was the reason I was considering getting a smaller male to keep her company. My mother said I could leave her there sometimes so that helps a lot. I know it is true my instincts are to stay with her and mother smother so to speak...i guess I am more fearful of losing her than I realized I was. When I held her and I thought she was gone I freaked out and I still can't sleep at night without dreaming about what happened but I dream worse. I guess it is a healing process for the both of us. She is so in need of me and never was like that before and I can't help but worry about her having another episode...even if it never happens again. I am working on leaving her in my room a few minutes at a time lately. That is when she starts freaking out and breathing funny again. My mother said she senses my fears and acts on them in her own way. (when I am worried she is worried). I am trying to minimize this for her. When I am at home or at mom's she follows me everywhere. I think I she is scared I won't be there. Anyway it is improving some as long as someone is there. Mom can hold her and I can leave the room longer but she still panics and looks for me after a few minutes. (Unless mom's yorkie Prissy is with her...she loves that and relaxes more.) I appreciate your responses. I am learning from them. It is getting better. I just need to work on myself as much as her in this. :-)
(I think that is the hard part!)

Hoping that everything will be fine with Juliet. Please keep us informed on her progress.:aimeeyork

Mitzi needs a "key - word" like "stay and be good". Whenever we have to leave her she goes in her play pen with water and her dolls. If we forget to tell her the "key - word" she barks and whines. Even when my husband goes to work and forgets to tell her to "stay and be good" she is looking for him all day long all over the house even though I'm always there. She is totally "Daddies little girl". :aimeeyork