Natural Products for Stressed Out Pets | Care2 Healthy Living

We live in a world of sensory overload. Human made sounds are constantly buzzing, beeping, dinging, and ringing. Each sound represents something that is calling our attention. And if we treat ourselves well, we have mechanisms for providing our bodies and souls with de-stressing techniques such as yoga, meditation, drinking green tea, etc. But, how about our pets? They don?t know what a text message sound or the buzz of the laundry machine finishing it?s cycle means. If they are lucky, they get a lot of exercise, but what about environmental enrichment that helps calm them?

We put domesticated dogs and cats in our human world and basically say, ?Please adjust?. I feel it?s our responsibility as loving pet owners to provide them with natural remedies to relieve the stressful human world they live in with us. Recently on Good Morning America, Dr. Marty Becker, known as America?s Veterinarian, recommended four products that help de-stress pets. Each is a natural product that appeals to a different sense. Since dogs and cats rely so heavily on their senses, it?s no surprise that these products help to calm them while engaging their auditory, tactile, olfactory, or visual capabilities.

Here are Dr. Becker?s recommendations of stress relieving calming pet products:

1. Scent: Feliway Electric Diffuser (for cats) and Adaptil (for dogs)

The smells in the diffuser and Adaptil resembles pheromones that the mother produces to soothe their puppies and kittens. The diffuser works well when cats are left alone. And Adaptil can be sprayed on any area where your dog lives ? in a crate, on a dog bed, etc. Dr. Becker sprays this on his hands to help calm his patients.

2. Sound: Through a Dog?s Ear

This specially designed and simplified classical music is clinically demonstrated to calm the canine nervous system. Anxiety issues were greatly reduced with 85% of dogs when tested in their home environments, and over 70% of dogs in shelters calmed to the soothing sounds of Through a Dog?s Ear. As a side benefit, the music also calms the human nervous system. Listen to sound samples and watch the video to see how the shelter dogs at the Humane Society of New York chill very quickly when Calm your Canine Companion is played for them.

3. Sight: Gentle-Leader Calming Cap

Dogs can also be overwhelmed visually. Like horses, sometimes taking away some of their visual awareness helps to calm them. While the gentle fitting cap covers their eyes, it is sheer so they still have some visibility.

4. Tactile: Thundershirt

This pressure wrap uses gentle, constant pressure to calm your dog, effectively aiding anxiety, fearfulness, barking and more. Originally developed to help dogs with thunder-phobia, it?s also helped with many other anxiety issues.

Next: Watch Dr. Becker on Good Morning America discuss his recommendations.

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