AR-News: (US TX) Q&A: Diet may hold key to dog's behavior

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By DR. MICHAEL FOX
United Feature Syndicate 
Q: I have a dog with a problem. 
She is a 9-year-old schnauzer and, since she was a puppy, she has had periods 
of acute anxiety, day and night. She becomes obsessed, runs around 
frantically from room to room, scratches the carpet, has a wild look and trembles all 
over. She is on a maintenance dose of Valium (5 milligrams) at night and will go 
for months with no problem. No one can figure out what sets her off. These 
spells last 30 minutes to two hours. 
Her diet was changed to Hill's w/d, canned and dry, with boiled white 
chicken, Milk-Bones and chewies for treats. She has had as much as 15 milligrams of 
Valium before she calms down. We have had her examined by three vets, and no 
one seems to know what to do. Any suggestions? 
-- P.F., Williamsburg, Va. 




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