It's Thunderstorm Season and Plato is Worried
We adopted Plato a little over a year ago and soon found out that he has thunderstorm anxiety. He's not as stressed as our dog Bailey was, but he is definitely worried. He shakes, pants and paces and wakes us up at night. He wants to do whatever he can to escape, but nothing seems to work for him. His "cave" doesn't calm him, even though he spent a lot of time in the cave when he first came to live with us (he rarely goes into his cave now and I am thinking of putting the crate away since it's just a waste of space).
But back to thunderstorms. I've been hearing so much about the purportedly amazing Thundershirt. I heard about it at a natural pet shop and at the baseball field. A friend of mine whose dog suffers from separation anxiety says it's miraculas. So, I started reading about it and watched some training videos on the Thundershirt website at thundershirt.com . I like that it's drug free and that the company has a money back guarantee. The idea is that constant gentle pressure will calm a stressed dog's nervous system. I've put the Thundershirt on Plato and he is very comfortable. It's easy to put on with the velcro closures and it's very adjustable to provide a good fit. Plato has a summer puppy cut so we won't have to worry about his fur getting caught in the velcro, which I've heard is a problem with long haired dogs. But, does it work? I can't say yet but since thunderstorms are predicted for this evening, we'll see and report back. Stay tuned.
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