Separation Anxiety Experiment
Title
Treatment of Dogs with Separation Anxiety by means of Natural Remedies: Results from a Doubleblind, randomized, controlled trial
Importance
The overuse of medicines such as clomipramine, can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, increased heart rate, elevated liver enzymes, and convulsions. Also in the use of natural remedies, there is no limit; whereas; with prescribed medicine, the veterinarians end up changing the medicines or just coming to a halt on the medications due to the side effects and built up immunity of the dog’s. Upon acceptance of this proposal, the IRB will be contacted for approval to experiment on these animals.
Observations
As stated by King’s experiment, “separation anxiety is a common behavioral disorder in dogs. It …show more content…
The ages will range from 6 months to 15 years with up to 40 dogs total, equally diversified. Then letting the owners take the dog’s home to live a normal life, not to put stress on the animals. The owners went home unaware if they have the placebo or not. The conditions will be the same as the experiment in, Treatment of separation anxiety in dogs with clomipramine: results from a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter clinical trial, at home they are to stop all forms of reprimand or punishment, do certain behaviors with permission of owner only, when they are leaving, pay no attention 30 minutes prior to leaving (Table 2, King). Unlike the experiment King did, the dogs will come in every 15 days for 3 months; where the experimenter will survey the owners on how their behavior regarding elimination, destruction and vocalization in the owner’s absence starting at day 0 to test whether the chamomile is a suitable alternative, as oppose to clomipramine. Doses of chamomile are given every 2-3 hours
Treatment of Dogs with Separation Anxiety by means of Natural Remedies: Results from a Doubleblind, randomized, controlled trial
Importance
The overuse of medicines such as clomipramine, can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, increased heart rate, elevated liver enzymes, and convulsions. Also in the use of natural remedies, there is no limit; whereas; with prescribed medicine, the veterinarians end up changing the medicines or just coming to a halt on the medications due to the side effects and built up immunity of the dog’s. Upon acceptance of this proposal, the IRB will be contacted for approval to experiment on these animals.
Observations
As stated by King’s experiment, “separation anxiety is a common behavioral disorder in dogs. It …show more content…
The ages will range from 6 months to 15 years with up to 40 dogs total, equally diversified. Then letting the owners take the dog’s home to live a normal life, not to put stress on the animals. The owners went home unaware if they have the placebo or not. The conditions will be the same as the experiment in, Treatment of separation anxiety in dogs with clomipramine: results from a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter clinical trial, at home they are to stop all forms of reprimand or punishment, do certain behaviors with permission of owner only, when they are leaving, pay no attention 30 minutes prior to leaving (Table 2, King). Unlike the experiment King did, the dogs will come in every 15 days for 3 months; where the experimenter will survey the owners on how their behavior regarding elimination, destruction and vocalization in the owner’s absence starting at day 0 to test whether the chamomile is a suitable alternative, as oppose to clomipramine. Doses of chamomile are given every 2-3 hours