Any recommendations for calming supplements?

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My dachshund is very frightened of fireworks. She's also generally quite reactive, can be worried by strangers in the house, that sort of thing.

Our trainer suggested trying a calming supplement- there's a few I've seen, any recommendations? Thank you.

Ask the vet OP. You can get some for specific events to pre-empty bad reactions or as maintenance dose.
Also you need to be very careful about dosage. Don't try random things from the internet. At best they won't work. But they could cause health problems.

Thanks Branster, that's good advice 👍

My spaniel loathed fireworks and we had Trazodone from the vet. They worked . well. Now he's a bit deaf they don't bother him at all.

Calming supplements are unlikely to do much in this instance, particularly if they are not in the system for a while (couple of weeks min) before the fireworks start
Revival remedy (Bach flowers) can take the edge off a tiny bit but I agree, the vets is you’d best port of call

Hi, i'm a vet nurse,have a look online at Sileo which your vet can supply, it's a prescription only medicine .
It's a gel you aim to put between the gum and inner cheek , we have sold it for quite a few years and get good reviews from clients , one of my colleagues swears by it for her dog's fear of fireworks.

We used Vetpro stress and anxiety tablets for one of our girls and they were hugely helpful. We got them from the vet but you can also buy them online they don't need a prescription.

We've been feeding ours Pooch & Mutt Calm & Relaxed which I think has had a small but positive affect.

It's pretty standard for Dachshunds though, especially miniature and seems to affect females more than males.

Mine still doesn't like fireworks and not too keen on visitors but can handle them mostly.

Thanks all 🥰 ikwym about the breed, our cocker spaniel by contrast is absolutely bulletproof, nothing phases her at all!

My dachshund had sileo for the first time on NYE after a hideous fireworks night in November where she was distraught (the irony that the noisy little gobshite hates noisy fireworks) it worked really well. The vet said it was the first thing to try before trazadone.

We use the NutriPaw ones but he has them every single day - they need to build up in their system for about 3-4 weeks minimum before they start working.

They've made a huge difference but it's not a one-off solution.

We used a Tv channel YouTube I think it was on, and played fireworks on really low volume daily, gradually increased the volume over a few months.

Come bonfire night our reactive dog was so much better, still a bit scared of the bigger bangs but a totally different experience.

That plus sedation may help.

We got vetpro calming from the vet £6 for 5 days worth.and its amazing given it dinnertime and now no fear of fireworks

Did you find this made a difference to reactivity in general (but also specifically dog-to-dog reactivity)?