Originally posted by sabies
[I hate it cause I have never found any way to comfort her (it's the same problem with thunderstorms). What is this about melatonin? [/B]
for somedogs it works very well, but not all dogs. the experts recommend desensitizing by playing sounds of thunder and fireworks until the dogs get adjusted, but duke is 13, i have no idea WHY he panics, i know THAT he does. the melatonin i bought at a health food store is 1.5 mg size, 90 to a bottle and cost around $8, very cheap. for duke it seems to take the fear edge off, he knows that there is something going on, but he isn't panic stricken. earlier this spring during a daytime storm, while i was at work,he 'broke out' of the babygated kitchen and moved my double bed away from the wall so he could hide and then he got stuck. quite a feat for an old dog with arthritis. if i know there are afternoon storms expected, i'll come home during lunch and give him one until i return that evening. for him, it's a blessing