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Blue is with us 6 months now and has calmed down a lot. She still has accidents in the house here and there but I suspect that they are anxiety related (i.e. when things get loud in the house because the kids won't stop fighting or when there are changes, like when we had our in-laws staying for a while).
The newest thing we learned about her is that she is terrified of thunderstorms. She pants and shivers, has a glazed over look in her eyes, and her ears touch behind her head. The first time she hid under a bed for hours, but the next time we were able to coax her out and we held her and pet her. Yesterday night she came to us, shivering and panting and I was really proud of her. I did realize this morning though that she had both pooped and peed in one of the bathrooms (likely yesterday night, but I am not sure).
I am going to get her a Thundershirt today, since we are expecting more storms. We live in an area where they are often unexpected, or rather we know one is likely to happen but not when (plus they tend to be short affairs) so meds are not really an option since they take a while to work.
Has anyone tried Bach rescue?
I thought maybe I should get some wood and build her a closed crate (with the side facing the wall with slats for ventilation) with a bulls eye in the front just big enough to get in for her to have a safe place for when we are out.
Any ideas are welcome.
The newest thing we learned about her is that she is terrified of thunderstorms. She pants and shivers, has a glazed over look in her eyes, and her ears touch behind her head. The first time she hid under a bed for hours, but the next time we were able to coax her out and we held her and pet her. Yesterday night she came to us, shivering and panting and I was really proud of her. I did realize this morning though that she had both pooped and peed in one of the bathrooms (likely yesterday night, but I am not sure).
I am going to get her a Thundershirt today, since we are expecting more storms. We live in an area where they are often unexpected, or rather we know one is likely to happen but not when (plus they tend to be short affairs) so meds are not really an option since they take a while to work.
Has anyone tried Bach rescue?
I thought maybe I should get some wood and build her a closed crate (with the side facing the wall with slats for ventilation) with a bulls eye in the front just big enough to get in for her to have a safe place for when we are out.
Any ideas are welcome.