Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog-appeasing pheromone vs clomipramine for separation anxiety in dogs
By Gaultier, E et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2005·Phé, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Comparison of the efficacy of a synthetic dog-appeasing pheromone with clomipramine for the treatment of separation-related disorders in dogs.
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Plain-English summary
Sixty-seven dogs with separation anxiety, showing signs like destructiveness, excessive barking, and house soiling, were treated with either a synthetic dog-appeasing pheromone or clomipramine, a common medication for this issue. Both treatments helped reduce the unwanted behaviors, but owners found the pheromone easier to use and reported fewer incidents overall. While both options were effective, there wasn't a significant difference in how well they worked. This suggests that the pheromone could be a convenient alternative for managing separation-related problems in dogs.
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Abstract
Sixty-seven dogs that showed signs of distress when separated from their owners (destructiveness, excessive vocalisation and house soiling) and hyperattachment were used in a randomised, blind trial to assess the potential value of a dog-appeasing pheromone in reducing the unacceptable behaviours. For ethical reasons, there was no placebo group and the effects of the pheromone were compared with the effects of clomipramine which is regularly used to treat this type of problem. The undesirable behaviours decreased in both groups, but the overall assessment by the owners indicated that there was no significant difference between the two treatments, although there were fewer undesirable events in the dogs treated with the pheromone, and the administration of the pheromone appeared to be more convenient.
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