Separation Anxiety Treatment for Dogs
Treatment options for pets with separation anxiety Treating pet separation anxiety requires you to desensitize your pet so your pet is no longer anxious as you come and go. Desensitizing requires you to start with behaviors that don’t cause anxiety and gradually progress to behaviors that have caused anxiety in the past and you want […]
Separation Anxiety in Cats
What is separation anxiety? When your dog or cat has separation anxiety your pet becomes anxious because he or she is away from you. Pets exhibit separation anxiety with both physical and psychological problems. Many social animals—birds, horses, whales, monkeys—experience separation anxiety because they are genetically programmed to live within a social structure strengthened by […]
Separation Anxiety Symptoms in Dogs
Symptoms of separation anxiety in dogs and cats Dog separation anxiety will often cause your dog to urinate or defecate inside the house. Dogs suffering from separation anxiety destroy walls and furniture and injure themselves trying to claw out of their crates. Other dogs are less physically destructive, but suffer equal anxiety. These dogs pace, […]