Acepromazine 25 mg.... UPDATED
Anyone have any experience with this anxiety drug?
We are thinking of using this for Lance when we have my daughters graduation party at the house. He is not very comfortable with a house full of people at all. I am not one to use medicines if I absolutely do not have to. I feel like this is one of those times. Lance will literally bark from the time people arrive til the time they leave, and then once again when they leave as well. :(
I talked with my vet about what to do, and he prescribed the Acepromazine 25 mg. He said to give it 3 hours before the party and then I would crate him in my room away from everyone. I started doing some research through google on this drug, and it kinda of freaked me out. I read that you shouldn't give it to herding breeds, does anyone know if this is true? The what if's of what could happen as well, didn't comfort me any either. Now, I am feeling a bit anxious!!!
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It doesn't mater how much exercise he gets before the party, he will still be anxious. :( I wish there was an easy solution, but thats just not the case. I have thought of these possbilities :
having my husband take a ride before the party with Lance and coming home when most everyone is already there? Then crating him away from everyone.
Boarding him is out of the question since he has auto immune issues and has not been able to receive all his vaccinations needed for boarding.
We do not have anyone that we could leave him with either.
Would it be wrong to leave him in his crate, even though he was barking the entire time?
When we had a smaller gathering for my daughters confirmation he was pretty barky that day as well, but we just dealt with it. My sister in law says to me, to bad he wasn't a bird where you could cover the cage. So, I thought to myself, hmmmm, and I grabbed a blanket and threw it over his kennel and surpisingly it seemed to work pretty well!!!??
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My vet is aware of the other meds Lance is on for his auto immune issues, but I can't help to wonder if it would be ok.
He is currently on:
Pentoxifylline 400 MG ( 1 whole one in the morning and then two half doses through the day)
Azathioprine 50 MG (1/2 tablet every 3 days)
Prednissilone 20 MG (1/4 of a tablet every 3 days)
Thanks for reading this long winded discussion. Looking forward to hearing from you.
UPDATE:
I gave Lance one 25 mg pill at around 10:00 am for a trial run. He currently is still really groggy and laying by my husband. I am not liking watching him so groggy. :( He did wag his tail for me. Oh and it is 8:00 right now.
My daughter is mad at me, for giving him the Ace. Teenagers...sigh. Although I do know how she feels, I am trying to figure out the best solution. I definately don't like seeing him like this.
I do think we are going to have to come up with some other solution to Lances anxiety on Saturday. It will be in the 100's so going for too many walks probably will be out of the question but maybe some short ones, including one right before the party.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on
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Check out pg. 4 of Melissa and Franklyn's Forum post "All good things must come to an end" for references to Pet Naturals of Vermont Comfort chews. Petco should carry them and you could try these in advance. You could combine this with other measures you take, if you don't want to use the drug. I would put a note on the door to just come in, don't knock or ring.
http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/all-good-things-must-come-to-an...
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Permalink Reply by Chris, Kadi & Brodie on
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I used Ace with Brodie after he chewed his neuter sutures out and it worked well. I actually still have some, so I gave it to Kadi yesterday because she hurt her foot over the weekend and I needed to keep her quiet so she wouldn't hurt it worse. I've had no issues with it at all. It's been around for eons and I know as a vet tech we prescribed a lot for things like dogs that didn't travel well or freaked at fireworks or storms. I never knew of any dogs that had adverse side effects from it.
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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on
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Thank You for everyones responses, I really do appreciate it. I have been putting this off, and really need to get this figured out soon, as the party is quickly approaching on the 30th.
I am going to try it out in advanced, but do I try it out as though we were actually having the party that day, crating him during the trial period?
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Permalink Reply by Yuki & Ellie on
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I'm far from being an expert, but I would think the most important part of the trial run is to see if he has any negative reactions to it. Given that, I think it might be better to leave him out where you can easily see him and monitor his behavior.
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Good point Jen, makes sense to me!
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca on
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Hi Natalie, is there a room you can put him in with the radio or TV on to drown out the noise.
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Hi Rebecca, there is a room we could put him in with a radio or TV, but not quite sure that would do the trick. We would probably have to do that a few hours before the party, and I am not 100 percent sure that would work. He knows something is up with all the commotion of just getting ready for the party!!!! The problem is once is starts barking, it is very diffucult to get him to quiet down. Maybe I could start now putting him in his crate with a blanket and a radio and see how that works!!
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Well with the party only days away, I finally got the courage up for a trial run. I gave Lance the 25 mg tablet about 10:00, and I put him in the gated kitchen. He didn't like being gated off, and started barking, which I really don't want him barking up a storm and getting himself worked up with the Ace. I then gated Tucker in the kitchen and put Lance in the crate, which he seems to be ok with, he let out a bark when he heard a noise but for the most part is just laying down.
My husband and I are both nervous, seeing this is the first time ever using Ace. Hopefully all goes well today and we can feel a bit more at ease on Saturday during the party.
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Permalink Reply by Lois B. Allen on
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Ace does have to be given considerably ahead and it lasts a lot longer. In my experience with my previous cardi, she needed more with age but then it effect on her lasted longer and she hated it. My neighbor used to get her tiny dog some dose of Alprazolam (xanax). The good thing about it is that it takes effect very quickly and doesn't seem to "drug" them so much and it has a shorter half-life so wears off quicker. If you use anyone of the drugs mentioned, I would try it ahead of time and you don't have much time left. Unless it is contraindicated, I would try the Alprazolam and it doesn't make them feel as bad as the other 2. The older the animal the worse the effects are. If there are kidney problems, they may be excreted over a longer period of time.
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Thanks Lois, see above comment :)
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