Longfellow gets so worked up whenever someone comes to the door, that I am realy dreading Halloween. I hope that Rescue Remedy will calm him down enough to get us through two hours of trick-or-treaters. I went to GNC's website, and I am not even sure what to buy!
Do I buy the spray, drops, regular, or sleepy time formula?
How do I administer it?
How much should I give a 30 lb dachshund?
I have the time to go to GNC tonight after work, so if you have an answer ready, please respond!
Thanks!
I've used it on my doxies before. I put a couple drops onto a dog biscuit and fed it that way. I tried using it when we first moved into our new house and the dogs seemed anxious and would follow me everywhere. I'm not real sure it did anything. I know you can buy calming devices, a sort of air freshener type thing that plugs into the wall and puts out a scent calming to dogs. You can find these things at places like Petsmart. Found a link. Good luck!
http://www.petmedsonline.org/comfort-products-for-dogs.html
We used to give Emma Phenergan 1ml did her and she was about 3-4 kilos.
roberta
Jeri I talked to someone at Whole Foods a couple weeks ago and she mentioned something about a type of RR that you put on the pets paws and they lick it off. Don't know if it would work for Fella, but it nsounds great to me.
I don't blame you for being concerned. My Toby-Man is the same way with people at the front door. Last year I gave him a childrens benedryl about a half hour before the kids were out and put him in his crate in my home office. It's the furthest room from the front door. I also have a small television in there which I turned on to keep him somewhat distracted. It worked pretty well. Fella is 30 pounds????? That is one big boy! :thumb:
Quote from: TerriL on October 24, 2007, 02:36:18 PM
I don't blame you for being concerned. My Toby-Man is the same way with people at the front door. Last year I gave him a childrens benedryl about a half hour before the kids were out and put him in his crate in my home office. It's the furthest room from the front door. I also have a small television in there which I turned on to keep him somewhat distracted. It worked pretty well. Fella is 30 pounds????? That is one big boy! :thumb:
Good idea, Terri--we always did that AND turned out all the lights so the little Goblins wouldn't even come to our door. heh heh and don't think for a minute that we hadn't bought any candy. :angel4: Anyhoo, according to the chart in the "Dog Owner's Home Vet Handbook" by Griffin and Carlson, the dose for Benedryl is 2mg a pound every eight hours.. Weigh the little booger to make sure and figgure the dose from there. Buy crushable tablets so if the dose if 2/3 of a pill you can guestimate--conservatively. Not that benedryl did ANYTHING to Loki.
or could you also meet the trick or treaters outside? Our neighbors would hang out on the porch and give out candy.
Quote from: Jeri on October 24, 2007, 01:32:13 PM
How much should I give a 30 lb dachshund?
WOW! Much bigger than we're used to... is he/she a standard?? Any pics?? Would be like a monster doxie here... I have an 8 pounder .... plus a 4 pound chihuahua and a 15 pound cockapoo. LOL!!
Yes, Fella is a standard. I can put him in the crate, but he sure can make a racket. Also, my house is small, so there really isn't anyplace where he can't hear the front door. Yesterday the 1 year old walked up to my porch to see my Halloween decorations, didn't ring the doorbell, but he went ballistic. She wasn't scared at all, but I think most kids would have been. That's when I decided to try rescue remedy, since last night's episode demonstrated that standing on the porch was not going to keep him in check.
I bought the small bottle of drops because that's all the local GNC had. I'll treat his water in the morning, and dose his food when I get home, and hope for the best. I still might need to put him in the crate, but maybe the drops will help Longfellow tolerate it better.
I'll try to post pics tomorrow.
I wish I would have seen this earlier today. My Australian Shepherd is terribly frightened of thunder storms. I went to Pet Smart and bought something from 21st Century Pet Health called Pet-Eze. You give it according to their weight. I watch the local radar weather for storms and give the medication to Sheba accordingly....so far it has worked very well in calming her down during a thunder storm. Good luck with Fella. I can't wait to see the pics of him....
If you want to go the training route, this might be a good opportunity to work with him (as long as there is one of you to pass out candy and the other to hold a beautiful 30 lb longhair LOL). Hallie does not go really nuts when someone comes to the door but every once in a great while, for some reason I have never been able to figure out, she will go nuts when she sees a dog (usually indoors where she's not expecting to see one. Normally she is quiet and friendly with all dogs). When she does that, it's all bark, no growling and she'd never in a million years try to bite. It usually only lasts a few minutes. As soon as she sniffs noses with them they are buddies and she's fine. But it's embarrassing when she does that since she's normally so good.
So what I do is when she does this I will put her in a sit stay next to me and have a treat for her. She already knows the command to "watch" but it's hard for her to do that in the minute or so she's going off on a dog. Every time she does look to my face she immediately gets her bridge word "YES" for us...and her treat. I don't imagine Fella has any basic obedience or a bridge word? In which case I would try to get his attention from making the ruckus by putting the treat in front of his nose (with you holding a leash I'd hook it to a harness and not his collar so you won't hurt him if he pulls hard). As soon as he focuses on the treat and stops his barking, even for a second, he gets the treat and praise. If he's barking, don't scold him, just entice him to look at the treat and feed him when he does. You need to stay calm yourself. If he does know sit, it would be even better to have him on a sit next to you.
I imagine Hallie doesn't get as worked up as it sounds like Fella does. Hers are mild and rare and short. But I don't want her doing it at all and this works like a charm with her, last night we were at a park and she saw a dog and for some odd reason she started to bark at it (she will see dozens of dogs and not do this until one just strikes her :dontknow: ). I told her to sit and "watch" and she immediately forgot the dog and stared up at me. When I finally did release her, she never went off on the dog again even though it passed by close several times.
It will be hard at first until he catches on to how this "game" works and it may not work 100% in one night but it's sooooo worth the effort and to not have to sedate or close him away somewhere. I have also taught Hallie to sit before I open the front door but of course that took some time. If you are interested in trying this you could start now and have almost a week of sit stay and watch me and get a cookie training in.
My boss' dalmation is terrified of t-storms and fireworks. I recommended RR to him not knowing if it would work. He says it works great. Scooter becomes real laidback (groovy kinda dog).
Quote from: Roberta on October 24, 2007, 01:41:24 PM
We used to give Emma Phenergan 1ml did her and she was about 3-4 kilos.
roberta
Phenergen is a narcotic, schedule II controlled substance in the U.S. Perhaps one should consult with a vet when druggung the puppers!
Dr. Surgeon General Leaky :wink:
Karen it was given under vet guidance.
roberta
I was certain you had. I was just pointing that out, since a number of U.S. controlled substances are over the counter in other countries. Tylenol #3 is OTC in Canada and controlled here.
Some pharmacists are always on the lookout for prescription fraud. My ex-husband is a doctor of pharmacy in Kansas. Someone walking in asking for phenergen for their fur baby would raise his eyebrows.
And dosages for dogs of human medicine is always so weird. We used to dog-sit an obese beagle for our friend, also our doctor, and one time his wife dropped off a prescription for liver medicine for the dog at a near lethal dosage. Sam called Dr. Bruce, who himself had called the vet, questioning the dosage. The vet said the dosage was correct for the beagle.
Who knew?? :crazyeyes:
Karen :heart:
Hi there, my name is Joann and I have 3 weiners[soon I am getting a baby weiner] any way I have the same problem, but what I do is use my x pens and pen off a section of the living room so they can't get to the door, it works pretty good, the first few times the door bell rings they are crazy, but after awhile they settle down. Joann