Do any of you give it to your dogs and if so, how much, how often and how
long before the scary noises start? And, more importantly, if you have tried
it, were you pleased with the effect? Did it work or not really?
Michaela,
I tried Melatonin for my Aussie. Not for noise but for separation
anxiety. He would stand in his crate the whole time we were gone. If left
out, he would frantically search the house and by the time he figured out
that he couldn't find us, he was so worked up that he would start destroying
things. So I dosed him with 300 MCG of melatonin (Barney is under 50
pounds.) about two hours before we were going to leave. When we returned it
was obvious that he had relaxed in his crate. I repeated this twice more.
Then we had to leave him suddenly and didn't have time to dose him. We put
him in his crate and he relaxed immediately. I haven't had to use it since
and the treatment was about nine months ago.
I still crate him when we leave as our Berner is intact and 18 months
old. I just don't want to take a chance that tempers might flare when we're
not around.
Claudia Brydon in NW PA
Barney OA NAJ (Aussie)
Boomer (Bernese Mountain Dog)
Mo (Gordon Setter Granddog)
