Comments on: My Dog Has A Mental Illness. I’m the Companion Animal. http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/medical-treatment/dogs-and-anxiety-depression/ A Positive Approach to Mental Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:38:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: james http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/medical-treatment/dogs-and-anxiety-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-49 james Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:52:41 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/?p=71#comment-49 I have a couple of dogs, and they get bored and destructive after about 4 hours of being alone. When we leave them they are outside on a property with lots of bunnies to chase. And we take them out everyday for exercise too. Most breeds need a lot of attention and interaction, a lot more than we can normally give when we have busy lives. I don't doubt that some dogs suffer from anxiety, but Lily's estimate of 17% sounds like wishful thinking to me. I have a couple of dogs, and they get bored and destructive after about 4 hours of being alone. When we leave them they are outside on a property with lots of bunnies to chase. And we take them out everyday for exercise too.

Most breeds need a lot of attention and interaction, a lot more than we can normally give when we have busy lives. I don’t doubt that some dogs suffer from anxiety, but Lily’s estimate of 17% sounds like wishful thinking to me.

]]> By: jane chin http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/medical-treatment/dogs-and-anxiety-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-47 jane chin Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:05:57 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/?p=71#comment-47 I don't own a dog so am not qualified to comment from personal experience. I do have friends with dogs, and some of them have gotten prescriptions for their dogs' anxiety, including behaviors like repetitive licking that would prevent wound healing. I have to agree with the previous comments: many of our pets' "problems" today are directly caused by absent owners who shut their animals up in tiny confines for long periods at a time. I don’t own a dog so am not qualified to comment from personal experience. I do have friends with dogs, and some of them have gotten prescriptions for their dogs’ anxiety, including behaviors like repetitive licking that would prevent wound healing.

I have to agree with the previous comments: many of our pets’ “problems” today are directly caused by absent owners who shut their animals up in tiny confines for long periods at a time.

]]> By: james http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/medical-treatment/dogs-and-anxiety-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-46 james Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:03:58 +0000 http://www.findingoptimism.com/?p=71#comment-46 I expect they would prefer some ecotherapy (first exercise post) to meet their emotional and physical needs, and provide a ready supply of trees. Glad to hear from you again Rachel. Cheers. I expect they would prefer some ecotherapy (first exercise post) to meet their emotional and physical needs, and provide a ready supply of trees.

Glad to hear from you again Rachel. Cheers.

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