VetriScience Calm & Confident Chews for Dogs, Peanut Butter, 60 Count

This worked great for my senior dog Molly for 4th of July. Honestly, I was a bit afraid of the overall review I read about small dogs having explosive diarrhea or vomiting soon after taking. I was afraid to give this to her. As I looked at how much I should give her, she only weighs like 8 pounds. It said I should give her 1 chew. But that was what you also would give a dog that weighs up to 50lbs. I decided to only give her half a chew. That was the perfect dose for her. She didn’t shake, she wasn’t nervous, and she was so calm and slept. She was still awake and alert but without a care about the fireworks exploding outside. My recommendation is only give half a chew for small dogs.

One of my dogs has horrible anxiety to fireworks & thunder and I've tried several OTC options before stumbling on these... which are by far the best! They kick in very quickly and truly take the edge off. She normally shakes/trembles and hides and 15-20 minutes after eating 2 of these she's laying on the couch(under her blanket) sleeping. Don't get me wrong, she's not perfectly content like my big guy who will walk through the neighborhood on the 4th of July, but she's comfortable. She happily takes them like she knows they are her happy pills. I've even given them to my neighbor for her JRT to try and now she buys them. I can't recommend them enough to anyone who has a dog that suffers with storm or firework phobias. Make sure to keep the bag sealed or they dry out. Midge is a 65lb Pittie mix and we give her 2 at the first sign of a big storm rolling in or when fireworks start. 🐾♥️

Not bad! My dog is afraid of thunderstorms with panting, drooling and shaking. One or two of these calms her down. She is still scared but no panting and drooling. She also will take these after the storm starts, the last ones she had she would not. Must taste good. Recommend

We have a 3 year old mixed breed rescue who is very high energy and suffers from separation anxiety and is just generally anxious. I have to give her sedatives before taking her to the vet, and she still requires at least 2 vet techs to hold her for the doctor. I've tried several calming treats as well as a thundershirt and none had any obvious effect on her. We did have the pheremone plug in for a while and I thought it MIGHT have helped a little, but it was barely perceptible. These are the first calming product that really seems to work on her. Don't get me wrong, she doesn't get SUPER chill, but she is markedly more chill than normal. When family members come home she normally goes bonkers, jumping all over them, squeal-whining, getting in their faces trying to give them kisses. She goes especially nuts over my husband coming home from work. The first day I gave her these, she still greeted him excitedly at the door, but there was hardly any jumping. She circled him, wagging her tail with her usual vigor and still whined a little, but it was such an improvement. What I really like is that she just seems like she's more relaxed the same way she does after a good long romp with other dogs at the dog park or doggy day care, or a strenuous hike somewhere with lots of new smells. She doesn't have a bunch of nervous energy, but she doesn't seem groggy or sleepy like she does when given sedatives. It seems to genuinely act as an anti-anxiety treatment, not just something to dope her up and make her sleepy like treats with melatonin or tryptophan or actual prescription sedatives are meant to do. I think that's why those things don't work well for her, they might make her sleepy, but her mind is still racing. That probably feels even worse, imagine feeling scared that something bad is going to happen, on edge and hypervigilant, but also struggling to keep your eyes open. No wonder she still freaks out at the vet. One other thing I want to mention is that she has a very sensitive stomach, she gets loose stools very easily, has to be on a specific food and I also add fiber to her daily meals. I got the peanut butter flavor because she can't have chicken and I know she handles real peanut butter fine. She's had no changes in her potty habits since starting these, and I generally give her the full dose for her weight most days. (2 treats per day, she weighs around 60lbs.) If your pup is jumpy and wound up all the time, I would definitely recommend giving these a try. I hope that with regular use, as she experiences her days without so much anxiety, she will come to feel less nervous in general without the supplement. But if I have to keep her on these long term, I prefer that over having to put her on prescription meds.

I really wanted this product to work.Unfortunately, it did not work for my dog at all. My dog is small (around 11 lb), and I gave him half of a chew as recommended. Within about 30 seconds, he vomited. I thought it might have been a coincidence, so I tried again the next day — same result. Even when given about 20 minutes after food, he vomited almost immediately again (mostly foam with a bit of food). It seems like his stomach could not tolerate something in the formula (possibly the colostrum or flavoring). Because the reaction was so fast and happened twice, I had to stop using it completely. So I cannot recommend it for small dogs

I’ve used these for 3 weeks with my 30 pound reactive German Shepherd-Terrier mix. By the dosage recommendations she is only supposed to get one a day but I noticed that wasn’t affecting her at all (in fact, I would argue it only made her more hyper,) so I gave her two a day in the morning. They don’t seem to have affected her for walks at all. She is still the same reactive pup when she sees another dog or squirrel. However, they have helped her with her separation anxiety tremendously. I only give her 2 treats on days when we leave for a few hours now and she no longer pees in the house. She mostly just sleeps while we’re gone. The odor is strong when you open the bag, but bearable. I also appreciate that the peanut butter flavor doesn’t contain any chicken/beef/turkey products since my dog is allergic. Overall, I like that these have helped my dog seem to relax while I’m gone, but the results have otherwise been minimal and I don’t know that I will buy these again.

Two dogs love these tasty calming treats and their humans like the results. Recommended for 4th of July and New Year’s Eve neighborhood fireworks. Will buy again.

Both of my dogs love the flavor of this treat. It is a little pricey so I break it into smaller pieces to make it last longer and they think they are getting more than one treat. Seems to help with anxiety on my younger Pomeranian. My older dog is pretty laid back anyway but this is her favorite treat.

Gave my dog loose stools instead of calmness.

Used them with success

***This is not a paid review***. I got these becajsr a friend swore by them so I decided to give them a try. When we brought the rescue puppy home, my older dog was really struggling. I gave him a chew/ day, as instructed and within 48 hours we could see that he had a calmer demeanor and a gentler disposition towards the puppy. Now it is the puppy who is taking them to help him go through a very active adolescence. I have tried these chews for different reasons and they have proven to work.

Love this product! Has helped my dog with separation anxiety so much

Outrageously overpriced. There are better products for a fraction of the cost.