Dealing with a dog that is experiencing a high-level environmental stress response can be frustrating. Sometimes it can be impossible to know what the external trigger is that is causing your dog to respond in this manner.
Does it mean your dog needs training? Does she not trust you? These are questions we, as pet owners, may find ourselves asking in dealing with a dog who experiences high levels of environmentally-induced stress and nervousness.
Here are some signs your dog could be experiencing emotional distress:
If you think your dog is suffering from emotional distress, the first step in providing her with proper care is to see her veterinarian. Her veterinarian will help rule out other health problems and ensure there are no underlying conditions making her ill. If it is determined your dog is suffering from emotional or mood issues alone, you can look for some common reasons that she might be experiencing environmental stress.
Dogs can experience emotional distress for numerous reasons, but some of the most popular are:
When your dog is even temporarily stressed, you are stressed, and that’s not a good situation for anyone.
Fortunately, there are measures we can take to help our dogs feel more comfortable and relaxed. Aside from doing everything possible to ensure their environment is suitable for them (i.e. they have a safe, dedicated space to sleep or relax that is their own, a steady and consistent source of food and water, etc.), you can give your dog supplements that can help keep them calm and relaxed.
Hemp oil is incredibly effective in calming your dog and providing temporary comfort for nervousness and agitation. Hemp oil, or CBD oil, is a plant-based extract called a cannabinoid that has been taken from a particular species of the cannabis-sativa plant. Full-spectrum hemp oil contains cannabidiol (or “CBD”), and many other important plant parts that help give your dog the maximum CBD benefit available.
Hemp oil is non-intoxicating and safe to give your dog. VETCBD’s CBD oil tinctures for pets were specifically formulated by a veterinarian to be effective in giving your dog the calm she needs. Here’s how.
Hemp oil is soothing and calming for your dog, and can help her to relax and settle down. Hemp oil can provide relaxation for her, even when her environmental triggers are present (i.e. fireworks continually going off on a holiday, or her owner being gone all day for work). Because hemp oil seeks to promote normal emotional balance, the physical aspects that can be so frustrating to us as pet owners like hyperactivity may naturally decrease as relaxation is promoted.
We don’t like chemicals and unnatural products for our dogs just as much as we don’t like them for ourselves. Humans who are stressed may turn to meditation or yoga to help protect their mental state and ensure they are handling stress properly. Your dog doesn’t have that same luxury, but you can offer hemp oil to your dog to help reduce the effects of those normal environmental stressors which provides a holistic, organic solution to support her emotional wellness.
VETCBD’s hemp oil tinctures contain only two ingredients: full-spectrum CBD oil and organic extra virgin olive oil. These oils act together to deliver maximum temporary comfort to your dog quickly and effectively, so she can rest and experience a better day, and better quality of life.
If you know your dog may be approaching a situation that would normally cause her temporary stress, you can help her prepare for the situation and bring about a better outcome by giving her a hemp oil supplement. The timing in which to administer the tincture will vary depending on your dog’s metabolism, but typically giving her a dose an hour before the expected situation can help calm her. Some situations when you might find it useful to give your dog hemp oil are:
Hemp oil tinctures are formulas of CBD oil dissolved into a carrier oil, such as olive oil. The easiest way to administer hemp oil to your dog is by using a high-quality tincture and syringe system. Tinctures are a great way for your dog to absorb hemp oil quickly and get temporary soothing fast.
It’s also incredibly important to use a safe orifice to administer the dose. It’s best to avoid glass droppers as those can break in your dog’s mouth. Additionally, some glass droppers have used lead-based paints for dosage indication which can also be potentially toxic to your pet. Our tinctures come with plastic syringes with accurate dosing lines to ensure the utmost safety when giving your pet CBD oil.
If your dog is a bit fussy with oral administration, one easy and effective way to give hemp oil to your dog is to simply add the CBD oil to their food, which can actually help the CBD to be better absorbed by your pet’s digestive system.
Dogs experiencing environmental stress are usually unhappy, and their owners are usually unhappy too. Too often, we as owners attempt to modify or scold the environmentally-induced stress-related behaviors we don’t like instead of trying to figure out the underlying cause of our dog’s occasional stress behavior.
Using high-quality, full-spectrum hemp oil can calm your dog, promote relaxation, and support emotional balance and wellness, even in the face of her everyday environmental stressors. This, in turn, can result in a reduction of unwanted occasional stress behaviors like hyperactivity.
Hemp oil is all-natural and generally safe to administer to your dog on a regular basis–just make sure you follow recommended hemp oil dosing for dogs. Hemp oil can keep your dog calm and happy, which will likely make everyone around calmer and happier, too.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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