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Good Morning everyone!
I am starting Sophie on Prozac this week (as a last resort) and was
looking to the list for advise on experience/dosage. My vet has prescribed
the lowest end of dosage, which is about half for a normal dog of 114 pounds,
recognizing that Pyrs metabolism IS different.
Sophie has HUGE separation anxieties, and it gets worse, and worse. I
have owned her for four years, she was an owner surrender at age three (and I am
her fifth home), only because the mother had to go back to work and she could
not be left without breaking out of the house and was in danger of getting hit
by a car.
I quit my full-time job away from the home and work out of the house and I
had moved my ENTIRE house and family out to ten acres to help, but that
situation did not work, so we are back in the city in my home of 14 years.
She has broken out every window on the main floor of this home and chewed
through doors like a beaver. Currently, it is cool enough that I can leave
her in the yard when I leave for short periods. I have a five foot wall
surrounding the property and she has shown no desire to escape. Up until
four weeks ago, I was able to bring her with me if I had a night
commitment. The first time, she turned into a piece of boneless chicken
and somehow got through four inches of window (it was about 50 degrees outside,
so she was NOT hot). Then she chewed OFF the entire inside door of my
Explorer and let herself out. The first time, she went into the Sam's
Warehouse Club where I ran in to get laundry detergent, bleach and paper towels
(essentials). There came an announcement that there was "a Polar Bear
loose in the store" and would the owner come to get her (she was just trying to
get a hot dog~)
All kidding aside, I am concerned for her safety and am trying to prepare
for the coming summer months when I will not leave her out in 90 plus
degree weather.
She has had regular vet check-ups every six months and has had x-rays,
sonograms, everything to determine she is a sound, healthy dog and there should
be no physical reason for her to be acting this way. She is my most solid
dog in temperament (aside from the destruction) and is excellent with every
living creature she comes into contact with, including kids, cats, puppies, and
other dogs. Currently, she is being treated for a sinus infection (on the
left side). I noticed her to have two nose bleeds (that I witnessed) and
she started snoring in a way that concerned me. My vet has prescribed
Baytril for the next week and if it does not clear up they will do a nasal flush
under anesthesia. While this is a new condition and I am treating it as
conservatively as I can, her underlying issue of separation anxiety has gone
from bad to worse and I fear for her safety. It is incredible that she has
only suffered minor abrasions during her Peter Pan episodes of flying through
glass windows...and you can see from my signature line that there is PLENTY of
company here - so don't recommend that I get her a cat for company :)
Please help!
Regards,
Lisa
Oliver (Beardie), Derby (Aussie), Jelly (Tibetan Terrier), Taffy (Kuvasz) Sophie, Baloo, CeeCee, Tonka, Cubbie, & trixiesueFRANCES (Great Pyrenees) ALL RESCUED! Oliver's House, Incorporated - 561.379.8328 - oliverslb@aol.com "Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and placement of dogs in Palm Beach County" www.oliverslb.com |