My dog has severe anxiety. What are the best products or tips to help her?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Coonhound - blue tick | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 4 months old | 50 lbs
Hi, my hound dog has really bad anxiety what do you recommend to help her?
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Published on June 2nd, 2018
This is a difficult question, as the recommendation for which medications or therapies to start for anxiety are very individualized to the patient and the specific things that are triggering their episodes. If you haven't tried some over-the-counter therapies such as a Thundershirt ( https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/thundershirt-heather-gray-dog-anxiety-solution ) or a pheromone diffuser ( https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/thunderease-calming-diffuser-kit-for-dogs ) those are often good places to start. If these aren't helping you will need to consider consulting with a vet, who can prescribe Prozac or another anxiety medication, along with behavior modification therapy.
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Published on April 4th, 2018
Good question. You are doing a good job keeping her calm. Often closing them in a dark room or crate with the music on will help too. Yes, the calming supplements do help and also the thunder shirt. I use Solliquin in my practice but they do sell several kinds at PetCo. They may not fully resolve the anxiety but they will reduce it without drugs. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Princess.
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