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Originally Posted by texas*princess
A lot of people here, including myself, have tried to offer her tips and advice, and besides the drugging one, she has shot down every single one.
The bottom line is we are not professionals. The way she describes her dog's problem, it sounds like a pretty serious anxiety issue that could possibly hurt her dog, or another person should someone else be near the dog when it's freaking out.
There have been posts on GC before that go something like "Hello - I have a (---insert some kind of symptoms here---), is this cancer or something serious?" And while we do have amazing RNs and even doctors that frequent these boards, they can't (and probably shouldn't) diagnose a problem over the internet. They almost always tell the posters to get a professional's opinion IRL.
I am a regular volunteer at a local animal shelter and it yes, it does really hurt me that so many times people turn to drugs or surrender their animals because the dogs have issues that they just don't want to deal with. I also see dogs regularly get put down because their anxiety was not properly rehabilitated and it ended up redirecting it's anxiety in a really bad way.
People need to understand that if they are going to own any kind of animal - especially one that was previously abused - it takes a lot of TLC to get the animal out of that mindset. It's also a responsibility and commitment that is over 10+ years long.
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And HOW do you know that none of us are professionals in the pet industry? Thanks for the lecture. I'll keep it in mind next time I am helping a client with a behavioral issue. You seem to be such an expert.
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