Calming chews

[yetanothernayme]

Has anyone tried any of the myriad of calming chews and tablets that are out there? Did you have any success?

DDog is currently on fluoxetine but I think it's been prescribed in haste and her behaviour doesn't really warrant it. Ideally I'd like to try her on something natural such as skullcap and valerian instead.

Any thoughts???

My vet gave me Nutracalm for my newly rehomed dog . She had come from a stressed family and could not eat.
Alongside that , I gave her an Adaptil collar and had an Adaptil diffuser.
I gave her the Nutracalm etc for about 4 weeks.

think it made a difference, but who knows? She settled in quickly, but that could just as easily be down to getting out of a bad situation; having better food or the calming (🙄) influence of my older male lab.

My friend swears by Rescue Remedy Night , in moderation. The day version contains alcohol , but the night version is ok. Tiny drops, depending on size. She used it to facilitate training a very reactive lurcher.

Mine wouldn't ear them. But them he is an awkward bugger about any treats or food!

We use the NutriPaw ones for our beagle and they made a huge difference with his separation anxiety 🥰

The only thing we found to calm our dog was an off lead run first thing in the morning and again in the evening both an hour long. Works wonders.

Lots of dogs need more help than exercise.

They can help with mild issues - our cat was on Zylkene and it did help her with her stress overgrooming but if your dog is severe enough for FLX then likely it's more than likely not going to be enough (nor is more exercise).

Not much to lose in trying though.

@Newpeep That's the issue, I don't think she is severe enough for fluoxetine. The vet prescribed it, not a vet behaviourist, and I think he jumped the gun.
I will look up zylkene as not heard of it.
She doesn't need more exercise, that's definite not the issue! She can get trigger stacked and can be reactive - we are working on this.

Thank you @Dearg and @fieldsofbutterflies , that's good to know.

Actually, @Dearg, your friend with the lurcher sounds like exactly what I'm hoping to achieve. This is helpful, thank you.