Some versions of human medications have received approval by the Food and Drug Administration for specific mental -
health uses in pets, including the antidepressant clomipramine (Clomicalm) for separation anxiety in dogs, the sedative dexmedetomidine (Sileo) for dogs with noise - aversion problems, and selegiline (Anipryl), a drug often used to treat Parkinson's disease in humans, for
canine cognitive dysfunction.