first off does anyone else's dobes have major issues with thunerstorms?
Tucker drives me INSANE...he's so scared he whimpers and shakes for hours. It breaks my heart
We used ace on him a few times and it didn't seem to be very effective unless we gave him enough to knock his butt out. He got a scrip for valium (yes, my dog gets valium from the local pharmacy...I can't get a stupid sleeping pill but my DOG gets valium) 10mg and it works but it makes him so hung over the next day it's not funny. He is unbelievably lazy and cranky after a night of valium.
I read something about giving dogs melatonin instead and figured it was worth a try
here's one of the articles:
http://www.peoriahs.org/melatonin.html
Any thoughts on this? Anyone try it yet? Help?
we've had a bad summer thunder wise already and now hurricane season is here, it's only going to get worse. My poor pupper is gonna have a heart attack if this keeps up!
Tucker drives me INSANE...he's so scared he whimpers and shakes for hours. It breaks my heart
We used ace on him a few times and it didn't seem to be very effective unless we gave him enough to knock his butt out. He got a scrip for valium (yes, my dog gets valium from the local pharmacy...I can't get a stupid sleeping pill but my DOG gets valium) 10mg and it works but it makes him so hung over the next day it's not funny. He is unbelievably lazy and cranky after a night of valium.
I read something about giving dogs melatonin instead and figured it was worth a try
here's one of the articles:
http://www.peoriahs.org/melatonin.html
Any thoughts on this? Anyone try it yet? Help?
we've had a bad summer thunder wise already and now hurricane season is here, it's only going to get worse. My poor pupper is gonna have a heart attack if this keeps up!