Dr. Stacy Stacy, Medical Director and Veterinarian at TVV Decatur, discusses storm phobia in dogs....

If your favorite canine friend has phobias, it means he (or she) experiences an irrational and disproportionate response to certain stimuli, for example, thunderstorms.   Some stimuli can be avoided in a dog's life; unfortunately, bad weather is not one of them. 

Veterinarians call it storm phobia - pet owners call it their worst nightmare, because of the howling, hiding, shaking, and sometimes - destruction.  Some reactions are more unsettling than others but regardless of your dog's response to a storm, it is difficult knowing your pet is feeling terrified and you do not know how or what to do to help. 

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We wanted to share about a recent case we had at our Decatur hospital; one in which a patient greatly benefited from laser therapy - with absolutely incredible results after only three laser therapy sessions.  Our case involved Riley, a 7 year old, 55 lb. potcake (a mixed breed dog rescued from the Bahamas as a young dog).  Sweet and lovable Riley met up with a most unfortunate incident, which occurred when she and another pooch did not see eye-to-eye on something - resulting in serious injury to the top of her head and down the side of her face.  There was significant trauma with several deep lacerations, a lot of bleeding, and poor Riley was in a lot of pain.