Advanced Calming Chews for Dogs - Hemp Chews and Melatonin - Anxiety Relief - Sleep Aid - Relaxing Treats - Stress Relief During Fireworks, Storms, Thunder, Barking - Made in USA - Bacon - 60ct

I’ve been trying out Strella Lab’s CALMING HEMP CHEWS for a variety of situations, like stress and anxiety, that can affect my Yorkie and my four Chihuahua senior girl dogs, all who weigh between 5- to 8.5-pounds. One of my Chi’s, named Lilly, gets quite restless with a lot of unhappy vocalizing while traveling to the vet in her secured, open car seat. In addition, Lilly gets nervously anxious while seated on my lap in the vet’s lobby while waiting for her turn to get her yearly physical exam. She literally pants and “talk-howls” with repetitive, loud “Wah-Wah-Wah” wails. In addition, she varies between trembling, pulling away, and then getting stiff as a board while having her nails periodically trimmed by the vet’s technicians. Last week, Lilly was scheduled for her yearly wellness exam, along with nail trims, so I gave her one of the CALMING HEMP CHEWS about a half-hour before we left for her vet visit. Much to my surprise, Lilly was much calmer and relaxed in her car seat while I transported her to the vet’s office. There was barely a sound of complaint. In the waiting room, Lilly was more relaxed than usual and just had several little whimpers. After we were in the exam room, I didn’t tell the vet or the tech that I had given Lilly one of the CALMING HEMP CHEWS prior to the visit to see if they noticed any uninfluenced differences in Lilly’s demeanor… and they did notice! During her physical exam, Lilly was calm and chilled out with the vet. Then, the tech, who is familiar with Lilly’s anxiety issues, picked her up and carried her to a back room where she trimmed Lilly’s claws. When the tech handed her back to me she told me that Lilly was remarkably calmer and much more cooperative than she had been during her many previous nail trims. I was astounded that the Calming Chew had actually worked! I have also tried giving the Calming Chews, on a daily basis, to my four Chi’s and Yorkie who will often obsessively lick or chew their paws or exhibit signs of PTSD. Of note, my scratchy Yorkie, named MaMa Dawg, takes prescription Apoquel tablets every 12 hours for her itching allergies, plus four of my dogs, including MaMa, take an OTC allergy tablet every 12 hours for their respiratory allergies that are related to genetic tracheal collapse issues. All of my dogs are rescues that I adopted over the years, with several that came from a variety of difficult situations, such as hoarding, the death of their owner, or being dumped at a facility. What I did notice, after a few weeks of giving my dogs the Chews, was some decrease of their licking and/or paw chewing habits. That said, any relief that they can get is a plus. My pack’s alpha dog is a tiny, but mighty, Chihuahua-Corgi mix, named Little Babe. She is a very out-spoken and persistent barker in the vet’s waiting room, to the point that we almost immediately get banished to an exam room so that the receptionists can hear clients calling on their telephone system. Yesterday, a half-hour before Babe’s yearly wellness vet visit, I gave this little 5-pound tornado a Calming Chew to see if it would reduce her ear-piercing barking in the vet’s lobby. In this particular case, the Chew did not reduce Babe’s barking because she wasn’t anxious, she was simply a determinedly bossy brat-doggo who wanted every person and animal that entered the building to know that she was the Queen, present, and in charge. The CALMING HEMP CHEWS are heart shaped, which is cute, and my dogs all like their taste. Because the chews have Ginger in them, they could possibly help dogs with sensitive stomachs while traveling. There’s also a number of great, calming-effect types of familiar herbs that are included in the Chew’s formulation such as Valerian, Hemp Seed powder and oil, Chamomile, Passion Flower, L-Tryptophan, Melatonin, and Thiamine Mononitrate. However, be sure to read the disclaimers printed on the jar’s label that warns that the Chews have not yet been proven as safe for puppies under 12-weeks old, pregnant animals, or those intended for breeding. There’s also a printed caution with the concomitant (meaning concurrent with or something happening or existing at the same time) use with sedatives and MAO inhibitors (meaning monoamine oxidase inhibitors that are types of antidepressants), as well as a caution with using the Chews in conjunction with CNS (Central Nervous System) depressants. Of course, in these instances, consult with your vet first. Additionally, which should be common sense, do not give any Calming Chews prior to a dog’s sedation or anesthesia and the Chews are not meant for human consumption. Do note that the amount of Chews, that can be given every 12 hours, are based on a dog’s weight that’s clearly stated on the label. And finally, be sure not to exceed the manufacturer’s recommended dosages.

Overall seems to be a great product for my female GSD, weighing around 90 pounds. She eats it with no problem (being a picky eater) and seems to generally have a calming effect. The only complaint I have is the value for money / size ratio. Per the container, a dosage is I think 3-4 chewable’s for her size, which can add up pretty quick and runs into the feasibility as a constant relief due to the price.

Works well for our older blind dog. Calms him down anytime we need to leave him for shopping or doctor appointments

I bought these 3 times and have given them to my dog who is almost 1 year old and my mom's dog who is about 13 years old. They definitely work, but I generally find I have to give my dog 1 more chew than suggested on the label for them to work. It definitely calms him down and when he was a baby it helped him sleep through the night without crying or having any accidents which was a god send. They also kept him much calmer during car rides and going to high stimulus places like the vet and obedience classes. My mom's dog is a senior with achy joints and they also seemed to soothe her during times when she just couldn't get comfortable and would be grumpy because of it. I could tell they were not their favorite flavor. My dog would do that thing where he would kind of spit it out or set it down and look at me like, "Got anything else? No? Ok... I guess I'll eat this..." but he DID eat them. It was the same with my mom's dog, you can tell they weren't her favorite but she would eventually eat them. But as soon as a bought the third jar and tried to give them to the dogs, they both would spit them out like they were the most disgusting thing on earth. They would even wrinkle up their noses like they tasted something really offensive. They had the safety seal on them, looked perfectly normal, felt fresh, and smelled the same so I don't think they were tampered with or went bad or anything like that. But suddenly both dogs went from "not my favorite" to refusing to eat them under any circumstances. That's saying a lot because my dog is a billy goat and I've literally had to stop him from eating plastic, garbage, bottle caps, cigarette butts, a kitchen sponge, feathers, vinegar tablets, etc. If they'd rather eat vinegar and a sponge than this "treat", it's got to be really bad. Even when I cover them in cheese whiz, wrap them in deli meat, stuff them into other treats, etc. they will find a way to pick it out or if they can't, they refuse to eat any part of it. Because the change was so drastic and suddenly appeared as soon as I gave them treats from the the third jar, I think they changed them somehow. Considering how expensive calming treats are and how frustrating it can be when they don't work or the dog refuses to eat them, it feels like a huge waste of money. Before these, I was buying a much more expensive brand that the dogs seemed to enjoy the taste of and were just as effective, so I guess I'll go back to those. I was hoping to save a bit of money, but I ended up wasting money instead. I didn't give it 1 star because they were good enough at one point but it is still disappointing.

Update: My dog got groomed the other day and I gave him one of these 30 minutes before his appointment. The groomer said he was much easier to work with and not nearly as fussy about his feet and face as he usually is. ---- I got these because my dog gets really anxious during thunderstorms. It worked out because the day that these arrived, it stormed that evening. I gave him one of the these and he was definitely more relaxed. They are in no way a miracle pill that just prevents him from being scared entirely but he wasn't shaking in fear like usual though you could tell he was still not thrilled about it. I am going to give him one of these before his next grooming appointment and I'll update the review with how his groomer says he did. I did not notice any sort of digestive issues after he took them like I had seen in some reviews. Cons: They are very smelly and I can imagine if you have a picky dog they may not want to eat them but my little guy had no problem taking it.

One of our little poodles developed an issue when driving (mostly with my wife!!! just kidding) He gets anxious and crys. We have tried other brands even graval .They hardly work. This one completely relaxes him but, now we have to force feed him as I do not think he likes the feeling. We only use it on longer rides . But it definitely works.

Bought this to calm our puppy down, but didn't calm her down at all, she' still crazily energetic. I also gave it to our 4 yo golden lab. It smells horrible, I couldn't bare to smell it, some might like it but I can't stand it (smells like a mixture of mold with grass). Our puppy, willing to eat anything ate it, and our 4 yo isn't exactly picky (though she dod hesitate when I first gave it to her) so I have no idea if it tastes good. After giving it to them they started scratching and I noticed hives and rashes on them. I just stopped giving it to them, hopefully the hives and rashes will go away asap. (Our 4yo tried hemp prpducts before but never experienced any reaction) Anyways... Didn't work for us

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These smell terrible. Like really really bad, but im not eating them soooo. Give 3 to my 60lb before I head out for work. She has terrible separation anxiety. These seem to calm her down to the point she just lays on the couch until I return to her. 4 stars only because they smelled bad.

These have been great for calming my dog when I leave the house. The only thing I’ve found is there seems to be a tolerance buildup. Not something you want to give them too often. Maybe once a week. Otherwise they don’t seem to work well