Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets Supplements Calming Care Canine Formula Dog Supplements - 30 ct. Box

Within 4 weeks of using this, my dog’s anxiety noticeably decreased and her appetite improved, (she’s usually a very picky eater). When I ran out for a few weeks, her anxious behavior and poor appetite came right back which made me realize how much this product works. This product is amazing. Highly recommend!

This stuff really works! We have a very anxious dog and after about a week of this we saw a difference. She’s much calmer and just seems less stressed. It does have a slight smell but not much worse than regular dog food. Our dog is about 40lbs for reference.

We have been trying to rescue an abandoned Mama dog with her puppies in our neighborhood. She is very thin, and living in coyote territory makes it dangerous for her and her babies. Finally, we managed to save the puppies, but Mama dog was acting aggressively and barking all day out of fear and stress. We left food nearby, which she ate, showing her trust. We thought that maybe a combination of wet dog food and calming powder could help her relax. Before that, we safely mixed a dewormer into her food bowl. The next meal, we added one packet of calming powder to the wet food. She ate everything without hesitation. After a few days, her behavior softened, and she became more gentle and approachable. We carefully put a leash on her and brought her into our kennel for a night, then transferred her to our garage. The calming powder seemed to work wonders—perhaps it helped her release stress hormones. Since it’s a probiotic, it’s possible that the combination with the dewormer allowed her body to absorb nutrients better. After weeks of cautious, defensive behavior and barking to protect her babies from humans and coyotes, she gradually lowered her guard and allowed us to pet her, saving her life and her puppies. We fed her one packet of powder per meal, twice daily for five days. It truly made a difference. Now, Mama dog is gaining weight, looking healthier, and beginning to heal. We’ve found a wonderful foster home with a secure backyard, where she can recover and be loved. Our goal is to help her find a forever home where she’ll be cherished and safe.

We use thus for our new rescue dog. I sprinkle half on his breakfast food and half of a packet on his evening food. It took about a week to get the full effect but it works. When our dog sitter came over she noticed the difference.

There’s a lot of evident misunderstanding about this product in the reviews. 1. It’s not a probiotic for digestion; it’s for anxiety/helping to keep your dog calm(er than they might be otherwise). If they need a probiotic for digestion, that will have to be given separately; my dog gets both. 2. This will not be effective if you only give it occasionally, e.g. on the day of a vet visit or when there are fireworks. The directions on the package and in the product images here say “may take up to six weeks for full effect.” So don’t give it a bad review if you only give it for one day or a week and think it doesn’t work. Now for my actual review. My dog is reactive to other dogs while on leash; I believe it stems from a combination of frustrated greeter and anxiety/fear. She’s also a strong leash puller and the reactivity often kept her in a state where she was not receptive to training on the pulling issue. I was just about ready to try medication but I happened to hear about this supplement, so I gave it the full six week trial. I was not expecting a magic bullet here; all I wanted was something to “take the edge off” enough so that the dog is not permanently above threshold and unable to focus for the rest of a walk after she sees one dog. We’ve just passed the six week mark, and I *do* think it’s having the effect I was hoping for. She definitely still can have a meltdown if we can’t avoid passing very close to another dog, or if one barks or growls at her; but for instance when we passed a calm dog on a tie-out in his yard while we were on the sidewalk, she whined but did not scream and didn’t even pull very hard. This is progress! Moreover, in the absence of any triggers (dogs, cats, wildlife, noisy vehicles), she has finally started catching on to the check-in method of training to stop leash pulling. I had been trying that and various other methods for three years with virtually no effect. So by my assessment, the Calming Care did not magically fix everything (and I wasn’t expecting it to), but it seems to have brought us to a point where training is possible. She’s always been a handful at the vet as well, but we haven’t had a chance to test the effect of this product in that situation yet. I’ll try to remember to update my review when we do.

3 stars for more consistent poops from the pooch. Can’t give 5 stars as we went through the entire box, patiently waited as she ate the supplement on her food, daily for a month, and there was zero change in her anxiety level. Still skittish, still afraid of people, still freaks out about everything. Not a single change. Wondering if others are simply experiencing the placebo effect.