The symptoms of
noise anxiety include hiding under furniture, shaking, barking or meowing, chewing, digging, urinating, and pacing, just to name a few.
Not exact matches
Those suffering from PCS experience a wide variety of symptoms, commonly
including fatigue, depression,
anxiety, sensitivity to bright lights and
noise, inability to read, look at a computer or TV, and a sense of isolation and hopelessness.
Lingering symptoms may
include loss of concentration and / or memory, confusion,
anxiety, headaches, irritability,
noise and light sensitivity, dizziness, and fatigue.
According to a recent report by PDSA *, 66 % of dogs show signs of
anxiety or fearfulness — with triggers
including other dogs and people, being left alone, loud
noises, new situations, fireworks and travel.
Separation
Anxiety can be triggered by scary experiences or major life changes
including moving, neighborhood construction or exposure to excessive
noise like fireworks.
Stressful situations that cause
anxiety include kennel and cattery stays, travel, grooming and veterinary visits, new home, arrival of a new pet or baby, visitors and sudden
noises and fireworks.
Unfortunately, current treatments for dogs with
noise - related
anxiety tend to
include stressful behavioral regiments and human anti-
anxiety pills, which sedate the dogs for many hours and may have side effects.
Common behavior challenges
include reactivity or aggression towards dogs or people, fear and
noise phobias, separation
anxiety, resource guarding, and more.
Common fear concerns with older dogs
include separation
anxiety, the fear of thunder / loud
noises, the fear of traffic and the fear of strangers.
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These are just a few of the problems we can address: aggression to people or animals, excessive vocalization, fear and
anxiety (
including separation
anxiety), phobias (
including noise or storm phobia), unruly behavior, destructive behavior (
including scratching furniture), stereotypic (repetitive) disorders (tail - chasing, self - mutilation, over-grooming), house training problems, avoidance of the litter box, and cognitive dysfunction (aging changes).
Symptoms may
include confusion or disorientation, restlessness at night, decreased activity level, inability to control urination and defecation, separation
anxiety, aggression,
noise phobias and increased vocalisation via howling or barking.
Other common stress and
anxiety triggers
include moving, travel, disruptions to routine or the familiar environment (as with renovations or new furniture), unpleasant
noises (maybe there's construction across the street), the loss or addition of a human or animal family member, separation
anxiety when the house is empty for prolonged periods, and seeing cats or prey animals outside but being unable to get to them.
Environmental enrichment has been found to help address many emotional / behavioral disorders in dogs,
including, boredom and / or frustration destruction, cognitive dysfunction, storm and
noise phobias, separation
anxiety and obsessive - compulsive behaviors.
Can help to prevent or resolve a variety of behavioral issues
including separation
anxiety, fear of loud
noises, and fear of territorial intruders such as house guests.
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.
Thunder products apply simple pressure to an animal's body, and have helped with a multitude of pet
anxieties including noise phobia, separation, travel, vet visits and much more.