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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.
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Some of us ARE animal professionals, I'm a RVT, SthrnZeta is a long time Vet Assistant, cheerfulgreek is in vet school, and I know there are actual veterinarians on this board. No one diagnosed, they just offered options that she could discuss with her veterinarian.
It is obvious that she loves her dog, and wants what is best for it, and as they teach in vet tech school, you have a much more amenable client and patient, if they feel that they are being given options. If she likes the option of Ace or another light sedative, and her veterinarian agrees, then it is the best one for her and her dog. You don't have to agree with it.
BTW, I HATE Cesar Millan with a passion, especially considering most of his methods of "training" are simply oversaturating a dog with its fears until it mentally shuts down, also known as flooding.
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