Anti anxiety jacket for dogs

1. What You Need to Know About Anti-Anxiety Jackets (For Dogs!) Once I was dog-sitting my friend Charlie when I first came across the term anti-anxiety jacket. She was the tense and anxious type. When she came for the week-long visit last summer, suddenly she started shivering, which got me anxious, which then made her nervous, because i was nervous! Quite a scene! I then texted Sara to inform her about Charlie, and she said, “oh, I failed to send you her thunder shirt!” I asked, “What? What’s that?” I then drove over to Sara’s house and found a grey jacket for Charlie! “What the hell is this?” I asked along with lots of other questions. Then I looked into the internet, searching for ‘anti-anxiety jacket for dogs’ and found some interesting information. This post will clarify what I found then, along with my personal experience with Charlie and other dogs. So, before you look for “camping hammock with bug nets”,let’s go through the article. Deep Pressure & Touch Therapy Though Thunder Shirt was first launched in 2009, the concept of deep pressure and touch therapy to relieve discomfort and promote healing has been around for much longer. Acupressure (a non- invasive, needle-free type of acupuncture) has been used in Chinese medicine for over 3000 years.

2. These anti-anxiety jackets for dogs apply constant pressure to specific areas of the body, or the whole body deactivates the sympathetic nervous system (which controls the fight or flight reflexes) and allows the parasympathetic nervous system to take over, causing rest and relaxing reaction. What Does The Research Say? Research with ThunderShirt is very limited. But there are anecdotal stories from pet owners about how these jackets have helped their puppies fight anxiety. In 2011, the ThunderShirt Corporation (now renamed Thunder Works) conducted a study of dog owners in the United States, which revealed that 29% of dogs have at least one anxiety or fear problem. Their study showed that ThunderShirt was effective in 87% of the cases (29% mild improvement, 29% moderate improvement, and 29% excellent improvement). 13% of the owners polled said they had seen very little to no change whatsoever. So, Can Your Dog Benefit from an Anti-Anxiety Jacket? The Research shows that these jackets can help in the cases of noise anxiety and others. However, it won’t help much if your dog has separation anxiety and you left them alone. However, an anti-anxiety jacket was proven to reduce the heart rate. So if your dog has any medical problem, it can be a good stress reliever. But, if a dog is suffering from extreme anxiety or panic, a relaxing jacket will not be enough to provide comfort. Nevertheless, there are no reported adverse side effects. So, there is no risk of using a pressure jacket or fear shirt on your puppy. Wearing an Anxiety Jacket Will Help Your Dog Feel More At Ease Before putting on the jacket, remember that you need to put it on and spend some time with him/her before leaving alone. If you just put that on your dog just before you go, your dog will learn that the shirt means you’re off, making them more nervous. A little training can make your dog used to these. You can use reward training and gradually increase the amount of time your dog wears it. Hopefully, it will learn to relax eventually.