Everything you need to know about anxiety medications for pets
By Victoria Schade Spending time in the great outdoors seems like a natural part of dog-hood, but for some cautious canines, the world outside the front door can be a scary place. Understanding the reason...
Reviewed and updated for accuracy on May 25, 2018, by Jennifer Coates, DVM Chemical communication through pheromones was probably the first form of communication to evolve in animals, says Dr. Valarie...
Reviewed and updated for accuracy on August 9, 2019 by Katie Grzyb, DVM Separation anxiety in dogs is a stress response that happens when a dog is bonded to person, and that person is away from home or...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in DogsCompulsive disorder is characterized by a repetitious, relatively unchanging sequence of activities or movements that has no obvious purpose or function. Although...
Dogs suffering from compulsive behaviors, separation anxiety, chronic pain and other conditions may benefit from medications that affect the level of serotonin in the body. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter,...
Reviewed for accuracy on March 2, 2022 by Dr. Lauren Jones, VMD Dog thunderstorm anxiety is a disorder characterized by a persistent and exaggerated fear of storms, or the stimuli that are associated with...
