This might be overdoing it.

[Edited on June 2, 2010 at 1:39 PM. Reason : .]

6/2/2010 1:38:51 PM

this is the lounge.

and that's not really even funny

6/2/2010 1:54:28 PM

I tried using a DAP collar (dog appeasing pheromone) per recommendation of my dad (a Vet)


it didn't do anything for my dog and it actually made other dogs at the dog park more aggressive towards him, so I stopped using it


it does work for some other dogs though... I'd ask your vet about it next time you see him- it'd be worth a shot for at least one collar

[Edited on June 2, 2010 at 2:33 PM. Reason : your dog]

6/2/2010 2:32:22 PM

bought that already (mentioned in first post and a little later down the first page). didn't buy it from the vet though...lots easier to go to petsmart. i'll keep an eye on the other-dog-aggression thing though. that's weird.

6/2/2010 3:01:09 PM

ah, I saw you had looked at it, but didn't see that you had actually tried it


anyway, I knew it was what was doing it (causing the aggression) because instead of the normal butt sniff, the dogs were sniffing the collar and a couple even tried to tear it off (how I ultimately lost it). It was always males that got crazy over it too

6/2/2010 4:01:46 PM

you could try phenobarbital

6/2/2010 4:05:29 PM

As far as medication goes, there really isn't much you can do for thunderstorms. Dogs can sense the storm coming way before you can, and they are already anxious by the time you realize it and dose them; therefore the best option is to dose them on days when they are calling for thunderstorms but that can be a hassle. As far as desensitizing them to thunderstorms, that isn't really possible either because it isn't the noise alone that causes their anxiety, it is a combination of everything (noise, change in pressure, smells, humidity, et cetera) so just playing a CD with thunderstorm noises on it isn't really effective.

6/2/2010 6:50:59 PM

however, she can look at the doppler on wral and the dog can't...

6/2/2010 6:55:20 PM

By the time a storm can be picked up on doppler, chances are the dog has already picked it up. As I said, you can go by the forecast but you'll end up over medicating that way.

6/2/2010 7:20:00 PM

hijack:

best/most economical way to move a pet (normal-sized housecat)?
It looks like these pet transport companies are going to be WAAAAAAAY expensive; she'd be an extra $75 on southwest, and my husband is already planning to fly this way in the not-too-distant future.

It'd be a four hour flight. In my car, she meows whenever the car is in motion; I don't know if she'd do that on a plane. I will be asking the vet for his input, as far as recommendations, and possible sedatives. If she meows on that flight like she does in the car, the pilot just might crash the plane to shut her up

6/6/2010 5:15:38 PM

http://www.catsunited.com/html/air_line_travel.html

6/6/2010 5:42:33 PM

We have a rescue that wigs out during thunderstorms. I wasted someone money on melatonin. It looks like I'm going to try some other things.

6/6/2010 6:44:01 PM

^^?

I'm not crazy about her being checked.

6/6/2010 6:53:20 PM

Don't worry about having her checked. I just flew my two cats from Japan. 20 hours checked on flights. They were peeved off at the end but fine. If my cats can survive 20 hours with no lasting effects, yours will last 4

Besides, if you know your cat meows in the car, she'll meow on the plane. And then you have to consider people with serious cat allergies that may be on the flight. Last thing you want is the plane having to divert somewhere because someone sitting next to you has a serious reaction to cat dander in the air

Quote :

"possible sedatives."

Most airlines these days won't let an animal on their flight that has been sedated.


[Edited on June 6, 2010 at 8:07 PM. Reason : a]

6/6/2010 8:06:26 PM