Canine Tranquil Formula

[Loving my Oldies]

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=135736

I found this old topic through googling "Canine Tranquil Formula" - I very rarely visit the Health/ Nutrition/ Grooming. I took Tamar to the groomer yesterday and explained that she was becoming worse in her shrinking and timidity (except when she decides that another dog in the street needs to be told a thing or two ).

The groomer (also a breeder and shower of Standard Poodles) suggested I try this formula as she had tried the feline version on cats with great success and had seen excellent results for dogs using the Canine version.

She gave me a week's supply for Tamar; frankly I am at my wits end with her. She has been with me for over 6 years and was about 6 months old when I took her out of a pound for another rescuer. I kept her to rehome her because she was so badly traumatised that I thought another move would be just additional stress that she couldn't handle. I ended up keeping her (after the first adoption lasted less than 24 hours ) because she had become extremely attached to Jeune. I know now that this too was not a good move as Jeune was quiet and timid too, but at the time, I saw it as a lovely comforting relationship for both of them. We learn at the expense of our dogs, sadly.

When I took Tamar from the pound, she was in excellent condition, coat clean and free of knots and her weight was good, so I can only assume ( correctly or not) that she was to start with a timid dog and being lost (she was found under a house) and impounded traumatised her.

Anyway, I'm giving these tablets a week's trial and hopefully will see an improvement.

Anyone's experience with this forumla would be of interest.

Edited September 13, 2010 by Mother Moocher

[Nekhbet]

I've been experimenting with Excel Good Manners paste for horses ... 2ml in a large dog, within a few hours a very noticable difference

[Loving my Oldies]

I've been experimenting with Excel Good Manners paste for horses ... 2ml in a large dog, within a few hours a very noticable difference

Tamar is under 4kgs (Maltese Shih Tzu cross).

[Nekhbet]

the dosage is 30ml per 500kg so for your dog you would need 1/4 ml. What you can do is squeeze a whole 1ml into some meat or warm water then give him a quarter of the whole thing

[kayla1]

Is the tranquil formula given daily? Or is it just used during stressful times to take the edge off.

[Loving my Oldies]

It is a tablet (supposedly chewable, but Tamar treats everything given to her with the utmost suspicion that I have to poke it down her throat) and for Tamar's weight, she has three a day.

[Everythings Shiny]

Is the dog an inside dog?

If so maybe something like the DAP diffusers may work - we've had a client who does rescue who has used these with great success is dogs similar to this one.

DAP is a dog appeasing phermone - it may work - it may not, but it might be worth a try

[bark]

Is the dog an inside dog?

If so maybe something like the DAP diffusers may work - we've had a client who does rescue who has used these with great success is dogs similar to this one.

DAP is a dog appeasing phermone - it may work - it may not, but it might be worth a try

Alternatively get the DAP spray and put on a bandana around her neck (8 sprays lasts about 1 hr) and on bedding.