Canine separation anxiety overview
When you come home to greet your dog after a long day, the last thing you
want to find is soiled carpet, shredded upholstery, scratched moldings or chewed
up shoes. Worrying about damage and destruction to your home causes anxiety
and frustration for you. It may even cause you to question whether you should
have a dog.
But those behaviors may not happen because your dog is bad, poorly trained
or spoiled. They may be the symptoms of a treatable condition: separation
anxiety. Separation anxiety results when your pet becomes so upset by your
absence the stress causes him to behave badly. While separation anxiety affects
10.7 million or 17 percent of dogs[1] in the United States, it is a common but
treatable condition. Veterinarians estimate nearly 60 percent of cases go undiagnosed.[2]
Important Safety Information
- The most common adverse reactions recorded during clinical trials with Reconcile® were calm or lethargy, reduced appetite, vomiting, shaking, diarrhea, restlessness, excessive vocalization, aggression, and, in infrequent cases, seizures.
- Reconcile® chewable tablets are contraindicated for dogs with epilepsy or a history of seizures; with drugs that lower the seizure threshold; with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or within a minimum of 14 days of discontinuing therapy with an MAOI; in dogs with a known hypersensitivity to fluoxetine HCl or other SSRIs.
- A six week washout interval should be observed following discontinuation of therapy with Reconcile® chewable tablets prior to the administration of any drug that may adversely interact with fluoxetine or norfluoxetine.
- For full product label, including complete safety information, click here.
[1, 2] Lilly Research, 2006
