Help! Extreme Separation Anxiety

[shais_mom]

Yes! Exercise! Exercise! Exercise! This dog needs a job and needs to be worn out daily.

THIS dog has heartworm and isn't able to be excited until quite awhile AFTER his treatment or he will have a heart attack and die and Val just lost a beloved dog a short time ago and can't go thru that again.

[k9friend]

I realize that, but I hope the dog doesn't over-work its heart just by going crazy at home. There has to be a recommendation by a vet. That is a difficult predicament. Maybe some K9 calm homeopathic-type remedy for the time being, or maybe some melatonin until the heart is healed thoroughly? Can't the dog be walked without letting it run?

[shais_mom]

I'm just concerned that the key part of the puzzle is being missed that he has heartworm and is on treatment and can't be delibertly exercised.
I understand that the SA makes him excited so this really puts Val b/n a rock and a hard place and I don't envy her!
I've never had a dog with HW so this is definitly a "special case".
I hope Dasher is doing better Val.

[Chica]

Chica has separation anxiety also.She is almost 3 years old. She has torn up the carpet also, trying to get out of the bedroom, to look for me. So I never let her stay alone in the house anywhere except the kitchen.I have a safe place in the kitchen with no carpet, only tile flooring. Entrances to kitchen are gated. doors to pots and pans etc., are safety latched. She has her bed, food and water.Don't make it a big deal ever, when you leave the house! And when you return, don't make a big fuss! Just let the dog out of the room, and take her or him for a walk.