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Your veterinarian can help you manage common pet
behavioral problems.
losing household members can sometimes
trigger separation anxiety. If your dog shows
any symptoms of separation anxiety, talk
with your veterinarian about possible solutions. For mild separation anxiety, you may
try the Adaptil collars, which is a dog pheromone that can relax your pet. Also, when you
are leaving, you can give your pet a KONG
stuffed with peanut butter or canned dog
food to keep it busy. You can also try to
get the dog used to your leaving home by
doing the things that would normally make
your dog nervous – pick up the keys, put on
shoes, put on a jacket, etc. – but not actually
leave. That way the dog does not associate
those things with you leaving the house. For
more severe anxiety, your pet may need to be
on behavior-modifying medications. These
will allow your pet to have decreased anxiety
while you are absent. Do not punish dogs
with separation anxiety when you get home
and find the destruction. Their behavior
was caused by stress and anxiety; it was not
purposeful.
Dog Thunde