My dog's severe separation anxiety: What meds can finally help?

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My dog has SEVERE separation anxiety. I have to kennel her when I leave the house, but despite crate training her as a pup, she never got used to the kennel. She has tried to break out and hurt herself, she salivates to the point where she gets soaking wet and dehydrated, and she hyperventilates. I've tried thunder shirts, calming aids, and tons of crate training. Nothing works! What do you suggest I do? Is there a prescription that might help her? We're both desperate! Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 2 years and 1 month old | 55 lbs

Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA · Accepted Answer

Poor Piper! Yes - from what you're describing here, I would say that she definitely needs prescription anti-anxiety medication, along with a good training plan, in order to make any progress at treating her separation anxiety. I would recommend talking to your veterinarian about this problem as a starting point. If he/she isn't well-versed in behavior, then you can request referral to a veterinary behaviorist who can get her started on appropriate meds and put together a training plan to help you work on her anxiety. If you don't have a behaviorist locally, you could also consider working remotely with a specialized separation anxiety trainer such as Malena DiMartini: https://malenademartini.com/

My dog's severe separation anxiety: What meds can finally help?

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