Raven's cancer *Final recheck, pg 38 (post 568)*

[pitc9]

Oh Raven... you are so beautiful!
I'm so happy you've had another great check up!
I hope the pills help you calm down. Your fears/anxiety are understandable after what you and your mom have gone through. You are a brave fighter little girl! (...LES) We're all proud of you and love you like you are our own!

{{hugs}} to you sweetie, the T's and mom as well!

[lizbud]

Great news again on Raven's checkup. She looks radiant in her picture.
I can understand her maybe picking up on your nervousness & anxiety.
Hope the new pills can help calm Raven when she's home alone.Where do
Tommy & Tasha stay when you're gone? Does being around them help her
at all? With time, hopefully this can be overcome.

[cassiesmom]

Sweet Raven, I'm so glad you had a good post-surgical report. You look radiant in your photo. I hope the clomipramine works for your anxiety. I can't imagine how hard it must have been for you to be separated from mom. She loves you so much and we all do too. HUG for you and for the T's and mom too. I hope that you will all be able to spend some time together the next few days.

[dukedogsmom]

Another stunning pic! She's just glowing with happiness. I'm so glad everything is progressing nicely.

And, I feel I'm sort of an expert on separation anxiety now after all I've been through with Dasher. Pm me and I'll tell you how I handle it. He's not been on any meds in months and he's totally changed now. He used to get between my legs while I was putting on my shoes. Now, he just lays on my bed. Things will get better. Your anxiety was a perfectly normal reaction to all of this.

[Kfamr]

That smile of her just brightens anyone's day, doesn't it?

A lot of shelter dogs have S.A.... usually with time it goes away. Atleast it did with Simba and Nala. They couldn't care less if they are left at home.

[kallisto4529]

Raven God Bless You, he sure answered alot of prayers that is for sure. You look more and more beautiful, such a wonderful smile, it just melts my heart!!!! Try not to worry to much about the anxiety, whether shelter dog or not has nothing to do with it, its from the trauma she went through, she will come out of it, with the love and the way you work with her, she will go back to normal once she knows everything is really okay.
Give her a very big hug.

[Kalei]

Raven is looking so great! I am so glad that her check ups are going so well, prayers truely do work.

[ramanth]

Raven is looking wonderful!! I hope she can overcome her seperation anxiety soon. *HUGS*

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Oh Raven - you beautiful, happy, smiling, kissy dog you!!!

I guess its only natural for you to be a bit anxious after all you've been through sweetheart.

When I leave my two I set them "tasks" like hiding treats for them to find - that way me leaving them turns into a fun thing and most of the time they don't even notice I've gone I also leave a radio on.

[dragondawg]

Glad to hear the surgery apparently got the nasty cells out.

If leaving for a few hours, I give mine rawhide chips to munch on. Usually their stomachs over rule their separation anxieties. For the most part all I have to say is "pen-pen" to mine, and they run into their pen- waiting for their treats.

You could try something similar to car training for the separation anxiety. Pretend that you are leaving. Exit out of the house for 20 seconds and then come back in and let puppy out of the kennel. Repeat a couple times a day. Then extend the length of departure to 1 min, 5 mins etc. If nothing else you get to visit the neighbors a lot.

[K9soul]

Where do Tommy & Tasha stay when you're gone? Does being around them help her at all? With time, hopefully this can be overcome.

They can have run of the house but I have generally been gating them in the room with her in hopes it would help, however it doesn't seem to make any difference. Her fear/anxiety seems to involve me. Now she is not a clingy pup, if I'm home and she is running the house she is often off in another room or area of the house and I'm chasing her down to make sure she's not getting into something . But being closed off somewhere with me out of sight seems to trigger her fear of being left. Hopefully the meds will help along with working with her. I've been feeding her gated in my room away from me and the T's. She eats fine and has been relaxed with that so I'm doing that every day to give her a good experience with being confined with me out of sight.

I had read about a D.A.P. diffuser and collars too, and may try that as well. http://vetmedicine.about.com/cs/beha...haviorprob.htm

[chocolatepuppy]

It's so good to hear Ravens checkup went well! I hope the pills and time will help with her anxiety.