Fluoxetine help
I have a 2.5-year-old lab. He has lived with me alone in the country for most of his life. A month ago, my wife and I got married, and my lab is not doing well with that transition and also being in an apartment complex. We are on week 2 of a 65mg dose of fluoxetine. He weighs 70 lbs. He has been a somewhat anxious dog and not too confident for most of his life, but nothing like this. This change has really messed with him and I’m hoping we can work through it.
I know that the meds are different for every dog and situation, but when did you see noticeable change? We have seen reactivity to noises and sudden movements get much worse, with barking and lunging happening every time now. We have trained him well, and he went to a 2-week board about a year ago without these issues present. Best case scenario, we can get back to training him ourselves after the medicine really kicks in. We’re both exhausted and at our wits’ end right now.