There’s alot of perceived stigma about using medications to treat anxiety in dogs but this is a real disease that causes suffering if not treated appropriately. Here’s why in this case drugs are good....
Generalised anxiety is a common problem in dogs. If left untreated it can result in:
Cats find a trip in the car terrifying. When cats are scared they try and hide. Hiding reduces their anxiety levels, if they can’t hide their anxiety levels increase more and more with time. By the time they arrive at our end they are ready to explode and some are just impossible to deal with.
A good cage is completely enclosed so the cat can feel like it’s hiding away.
All dogs get scared by fireworks, that's normal. They are explosions after all! The dogs don't know that they're about to go off so are taken by suprise. Dogs with noise phobia are extremely fearful of loud noises such as fireworks, gunshots & thunderstorms. Sometimes even noises such as the lawn mower, vacuum cleaner or wind can cause a noise phobia.
Dogs with a phobia show signs such as:
Barking is a form of communication and is a normal behaviour for dogs. It is unrealistic to expect a dog never to bark, however there are some dogs bark inappropriately or excessively.
Dogs can bark for a number of reasons:
