Dorwest Herbs Scullcap & Valerian Calming Tablets for Dogs and Cats, 100 Tablets, Natural Dog Calming Supplements for Stress and Anxiety Relief – Non-Drowsy

My dog is almost 13 and because of old age he started to become terrified of fireworks, before they never bothered him but old age is old age, when they go off he would cower, dig in the corner and shake, and bark relentlessly. these tablets, twice daily for 16kg dog has calmed him down so much, he's back to how he used to be before he changed, he's able to ignore most noises and even a few fireworks, now he's down to one tablet a day and he goes to sleep within half hour of taking it from being so relaxed. While i've not yet to see him with the worst kind of fireworks that you feel through your walls, the fact he went from being so anxious expecting all them the time, to being back to himself really speaks volumes. no visible side effects have been seen, his stomach is normal, his bowels are normal, definitely reccomend to anyone needing to calm their dogs down either through light fireworks, or the days after where the dog is still anxious. 10/10, for the price and quantity you get, it's worth the chance to try them out compared to spending a lot of vetinary medicine that doesn't last long for the price. WARNING: Only downside is the tablets smell like parmasan cheese or sweaty feet, wash hands after touching is my advice, as the valerian root is the cause.

So far so good. Bought these on the recommendation of my vet for my dog who was showing signs of anxiety at fireworks. They work within about 15 minutes and instead of shaking and trying to hide, she relaxes and just acts as normal. Have to hide them in cheese though .

These helped my little rescue to calm a little to focus on training. Though they need a hammer to crush! Negative reviews are a little unfounded; these are not a miracle cure for behaviour problems but can relax the dog enough for training and helping the mindset change. As a trainer, I see people "drug" their dogs for issues that can be resolved by putting in some effort and learning. I used them on my vets recommendation for a few months, but he's not in need now, as he's learnt better ways and how to calm himself in a short time and used desensitise training to overcome fears. Often dogs are anxious due to not getting the right stimulation for their breed, so using these helped the dog feel calm enough to train right. Rescue dogs can benefit from this calming tablet (which is safer than anything you get from the conventional vet) during settling in, but it's not a be all/end all cure, if you don't work your dog.

They are ok but don't calm her down much, have to give her 3 or 4 at once so stopped using as didnt want to give anymore at one time. Took the edge off but thats all.

Work very well to keep our dogs calm when home alone and also helps with firework season , they're one of our go to calming tablets

I don’t often write reviews but hope this will be useful to someone in my situation. My rescue dog became highly reactive once I got him out the kennels. Like seriously and got worse. Lunging and barking and snarling at dogs even across the road. I tried many natural calming treats to no avail. I got a behaviourist in to help as I was at my wits end. He is a very anxious dog for many reasons so as it was coming up to firework night I plugged in some dap diffusers (also never worked in the past) and started to give the max dosage of these tablets. I didn’t hold out for much and after a couple of weeks I thought id just finish the bottle off and sack them off as with all the others. Then ….. something changed. After about a month we slowly started to notice he was more responsive to us on walks and would sit and focus on us rather than just losing it. It’s not a miracle cure, we are still using this in combination with his training but even my dog walker said she walked past dogs without him batting an eyelid. It doesn’t always work and he still loses it sometimes but he’s much more manageable and now calm enough to learn. We have lots of work to do to slowly close the distance on his threshold but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel where before i was thinking that medication was our last resort. I don’t know if it’s the dap or the tablets or the combination but I’m continuing to use them because SOMETHING has changed and I don’t want anyone to have to go through the stress we have without help. Some dogs are more responsive than others. But for his anxiety/ reactivity I have to say the have been a godsend! Be patient they took a few weeks but for me they work and I would recommend!

Don't waste your money. My previous two dogs were never affected by the fireworks season so seeing a dog begin to tremble and shake with fear every time a firework goes off is pretty new to me. The dog that I have now is just a couple of years old now. He reacted badly to bonfire night last year so this year I bought these tablets in good time before bonfire night hoping that the treatment would help him. We all know that its never just the one night in November, we had over a week of fireworks being let off where I live this year and my dog was in a very sorry state indeed. Its terrible feeling helpless when there's nothing that you can do for your dog, you just have to watch them suffer. These tablets did NOTHING whatsoever for my dog and at around £10 they are not exactly cheap. However the money has nothing to do with it as I would gladly pay treble that amount if they worked. You can give a human a placebo and sometimes get away with it but you cant kid an animal. I wrote to the seller and complained about this. Here is how he replied: "It is often trial and error with these products. Like all remedies there is never any guarantee of success " Now where does it say this in the sellers listing? Its like saying pay your money and take your chances as you would with Mr William Hill I cant see any difference. Steer well clear from such phoney concoctions and if you know of any useful remedies then please let me know.

Dorwest Scullcap &Valerian has helped my dogs cope with stressful situations over many years. I have always had success with using Scullcap & Valerian to ease a nervous puppy's introduction to the show ring.