Does your dog hide and shake during thunder storms, have anxiety when you leave home or get very upset when fireworks go off?
My vet has recently added Thundershirt to her inventory of products for sale. She claims this is a great drug free solution for dogs who suffer from anxiety of any kind.
How does it work? The keyword is pressure. Pressure is used to treat both human and pet symptoms:
- TTouch dog trainers use pressure for a variety of anxieties
- Veterinarians use pressure to calm cattle for vaccinations.
- Pressure is used with autistic people to relieve anxiety.
- Infants are swaddles as newborns to calm them and give them comfort.
The Thundershirt fits snug and in most cases calms the dog right away. Over 80% of dog owners report significantly reduced anxiety symptoms when using Thundershirts.
They can be used for thunder, fireworks, separation anxiety, travel, barking, jumping and more. The shirts are easy to put on, have no side effects and are affordable at $39.95 a shirt.
I researched and read many reviews online and most people found it to be helpful - some more than others but almost all found it did take the edge off a dog's anxiety and made them calmer than without the shirt. The only drawback it seems is that it is a heavy fabric and can be warm for the pet so do not put on in a warm house or car - use with A/C or in cooler weather. Make sure the Thundershirt fits properly in order for it to work - they give direction on the website to measure your dog for the shirt.
For more information about Thundershirts or to order one, please visit Thundershirts. here. Now all we need is a easy simple solution for anxiety in cats! Any ideas?
I am not paid for this review.
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My neighbors have one for their dog and said it does help.
Our woofie ICE has one and it does work. The little girls come over to see him sometimes and he gets so excited....to excited so Mom ordered the large size. When he first had it on he kept trying to rub it off but after about 10 minutes he was relaxed on the floor leaving the girls alone. He has had it on three times now and each time it has worked. When the weather chills a bit Mom will try it out back in his yard. He doesn't like anyone walking around his yard and his a bit possessive of it unless you are playing ball with him. This started after his first seizure so Mommy is trying to give him commands, like get your ball and bring it in......that is working but she still can't walk to the barn without him barking to get attention. Mom is hoping this shirt will help=^Y^=
This is so interesting! Thank you for posting this! I have a friend who needs this.
For those reading this, check out my cat blog archives for some informative posts and archived stories about the cat abandoned/feral colony I manage.
http://homelesscatcare.blogspot.com/
http://homelesscatcare.blogspot.com/2011/05/helping-my-cats-with-work-at-home.html
Debby in Arizona
Interesting. Might the small size work for a large cat?
I have read about these any times..they have to be a wonderful product!
I wonder if they have them for cats?
I did not realize that animals had anxiety. It is bad enough people have it. I wish people around the world understand what anxiety is all about. I will check the sight for thundershirts. Thanks for sharing.
XS Thundershirt for cats works, the site says... at least the mom read that when she bought one for Shana there.
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Trooder
So very cool!
Interesting! My dogs are not afraid of thunderstorms but I had a boxer who I lost last winter who was terrified of them, I wish I read this before.
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I have been thinking about trying one of the Thundershirts for Chancy. He is afraid of thunder and loud noises and gets very upset and anxious.
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How curious! our dog always pees and poops indoors when she's left alone and we know it's all anxiety at being left by herself even though we always return and even though we do treat her when she doesn't produce anything whilst we're away. thanks for sharing this invention!
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