Hi,
It's me again with another dog problem. We are considering fostering a dog for the SPCA. He was left by his owners with someone else. They didn't want to take care of him so they let him go. He wandered the streets for 4 weeks before Animal Control caught him. He is a Springer Spaniel. He is aproximately 3 years old.
Here's the deal. He is a wonderful dog when the family is home. He gets along well with their children and the other dogs out at the SPCA. The problem is when the family left - they put him in a kennel. He destroyed the kennel - escaped, ran around the house. Then they put him in the laundry room - he ripped up anything he could find. Now that I'm writing this - I see it as being pretty typical (however unacceptable) dog behaviour. The thing is - it's all abandon related - he is fine when they're home - freaks out when they're not. So, are we looking at Pulsatilla then???

Thanks in advance for help.

Well just on the abandonment symptoms you could give Ignatia or Nat Mur

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So, what would be the guiding symptoms that I should be looking for in order to make the decision? I don't know this dog well at all yet - because he has been with other people and I just know what they have said. I think homeopathy could help him - and he could then go on to be adopted out to a wonderful family - one that understands dogs a bit more than the last one. What should I look for?

Thanks

Well for nat-mur it is issues related to being abandoned or rejected and upset because of it. Fear of it happening again or coloring his attitude. Doesn't like to be left alone. We are talking mentals for a dog so its pretty hard to come up with the remedy! If he's had a lot of shock, grief states from being abandoned and is hysterical over it _ acts wild_ and you think its related to being abandoned than just give him ignatia and see what happens. It should calm him down and make him less affected by his past history. Unless you have a lot of noticable physical symptoms or strange habits I recommend you just try Ignatia ...Bow Wow

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Look up Lac Def - Dolphin's milk.

Hi - I think you meant Lac Def is skimmed milk - not from dolphins....

Also a good abandonment remedy. Ta ta

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Aversion to being left:
Caps./ Ign./ Phos. / Phos ac/ Puls
But then I suppose he will show signs of
nervousness/ anxiety beforehand.

What about plain boredom! Which can lead to aimless activity.
Arg. Nitricum / Ars. album / Lil tig./

Arg. nitricum also for feeling forsaken and loneliness.
Ars. album - hyperactive,desires company.

[This message has been edited by gien (edited 12 December 1999).]

Sorry I misspelt. I missed the L. It should have read Lac Delf.- which is Dolphin's milk. The main theme of this remedy is one of internal calm with danger outside. they like being in a group, incompany and have a fear of what is outside.

Lac Def - skimmed milk is similar in that they need to belong to a community. However they feel rejected if they are not and will work at this need and accept the abuse of others to be able to carry it out. They have a fear of enclosed places.

Talking about the Lacs there is Lac lupus - wolves milk which also have ailments from abandonment but here they are quite happy to be alonea lot of the time as they are a free spirit that cannot be contained.

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Alright, we have the boy home now. He arrived today. He seems to be relatively quiet - calm - very attentive and attention loving. He follows me where ever I go and when I sit somewhere - he lays down right beside me. He is very obedient - sit, heal on command. It took them 4 tranqualizer darts to put him down when animal control caught him - very tightly wound.

Our biggest problem right now seems to be our own Brynn. She's being awful with him. Very aggressive - snarling, snapping, lunging at him. He's not provoking it at all. I realize that she's trying to establish her place in the house - but it's not acceptable.

Thanks for all the tips. Haven't seen anything yet that would indicate any homeopathic remedies for him - but he hasn't been put in the kennel or left alone yet.

Any suggestions for Brynn? We haven't had her all that long - she's had abadonment issues of her own. She's very protective of our family - tends more to go for him when he comes to me for attention - which increases his anxiety and makes him get closer to me. We did Puls with Brynn when we first go her - it seems to have helped - but not completely cured her of her fear of being left.

Having watched her all day - it's really more jelousy than anything. Whenever one of us gives attention to the new dog - she barks and snaps at him.

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[This message has been edited by Etain (edited 13 December 1999).]

Dear Etain, I can't remember if I spoke with you somewhere on this BB about raw bones for dogs. I recently adopted a mix breed from the shelter, you can look up thread on Pets section. Anyway GM and others advised me to give raw meat and bones to her. She was very wired and hyper. As soon as I gave her the raw bones I notice a change come over her, a mellowness and contentedness. She is still very playfully hyper, and can still knock me over when she runs and jumps on me, but overall she is much improved. Maybe you can give all your dogs raw bones. Forgive me if you already do. Best wished, Mselle