Yes, they know they’re there (Nisha’s gob doesn’t leave any doubt ) and they were a bit put out at first. We kept them away for the first couple of days, but they’ve all gone up to see since then. They can’t approach freely, as the kennel area is apart from the house and fenced-in garden, but they can see each other through the fences.Sounds like slow and steady progress! Do the other dogs go near the kennels/know that they are there?
I wondered about that tooHow did you even get them home when you can't touch them yet?
We gave them sedatives, and I tried to work with them to get close enough, but the drugs didn’t touch them; they fought them off and you couldn’t tell any difference. In the end, the boyfriend of one of the administrators basically manhandled them. They both ran into their kennels where the administrator manages to get harnesses on, then the guy dragged them out and into crates, which we then loaded into the van. At our end, we carried the crates into the enclosure before opening them.How did you even get them home when you can't touch them yet?
They are anti-anxiety meds. Paroxetine is the same family as fluoxetine (Prozac) and gabapentin is just a wonder drug that's used for so many different things.What will that do for them @snowbunny
That's so good to hear!In other news, we had dancing feet from Talia this morning at breakfast time! She was so excited and bouncing!!
Yep, we know that SSRIs when combined with behavioural therapy can undo old learning and create new learning in ways that cannot be achieved with one or the other in isolation. The jury seems to be out a bit on exactly how gabapentin works, just that it does!I would have been shocked in the past to think of using anti-anxiety meds on dogs, but they make so much sense when combined with the other work you are doing with them. Speaking from personal experience, the meds help your brain calm down enough to accept other information and learn, instead of just screaming, "No, no, no, nooooooo!"
I think Talia will be the one to lose her nervousness first.What a wonderful thing you're doing! Reading about Talia's dancing feet has made my day!
This it what we had to do with Otter. Her single learned event (blasted vet!!!!) was so profound, especially as it was combined with pain. We needed to carefully unpick every neural pathway that became associated with the event, and rebuild new ones. The result has been nothing short of a miracle. It takes time, patience and a variety of approaches.Yep, we know that SSRIs when combined with behavioural therapy can undo old learning and create new learning in ways that cannot be achieved with one or the other in isolation. The jury seems to be out a bit on exactly how gabapentin works, just that it does!
How did you do this @Beanwoodhis it what we had to do with Otter. Her single learned event (blasted vet!!!!) was so profound, especially as it was combined with pain. We needed to carefully unpick every neural pathway that became associated with the event, and rebuild new ones. The result has been nothing short of a miracle. It takes time, patience and a variety of approaches.