Posts Tagged "noise phobia"

Sound Therapy for Vibrational Reactivity

Posted By Dr. Kim on Nov 20, 2020

Recently I wrote a post on how my husband and I have been working to help our very noise/vibrations reactive, young Carolina Dog, Ezra. That post is Dances With Dogs (a podcast is also available on that post). Ezra watching for the neighbor dogs Ezra’s noise/vibration reactivity has been one of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with in one of my own dogs. I say one of the hardest because my former Great Dane...

Applying Essential Oils to My Dogs

Posted By Dr. Kim on Aug 1, 2013

You will hear all kinds of ways of applying essential oils to dogs from applying them on their paws to the tips of their ears. New evidence is coming to light, however, that it is better to NOT put the oils on a dog’s paws or ears. If a dog has floppy ears, often the oils might be too close to their eyes and cause some irritation. Their paws have scent and sweat glands that while protective to them to walk on natural ground, the...

Noise and Thunder Phobias

Posted By Dr. Kim on Jul 11, 2013

Seems so many dogs suffer from noise and thunder phobias these days. I believe it is because of vaccines, in particular the rabies vaccines as well as the junk food commonly fed to our dogs called “kibble and cans”. Rather than make this a long, drawn out rant about the evils of vaccines and pet food, I’ll just encourage you to do your homework in this area to learn a better way. Now on to essential oil solution. We...