Arizona Golden Rescue

Finnley is a 15-month-old spayed female Goldendoodle. She has anxiety over anything out of place – grocery bags, people coming into home, anything new – she runs and hides. She also has stressed-induced colitis, and depending on how stressed she is it can range from just soft stools to diarrhea. Finnley loves dogs and loves going to day care. The owner thought Finnley needed a companion dog, but she could not have another dog in her new town home – Finnley did not adapt well to the move. We placed Finnley with an adoptive couple who have three other dogs including a puppy. They renamed her Molly. After about a week, the adopters reported that Molly was now eating well and was playing all the time with the other dogs. Molly was having a difficult time sleeping at night due to her anxiety, so the vet recommended starting her on trazadone. With this sedative, Molly is much calmer and although she still wakes periodically during the night, she no longer paces, which is an improvement. As long as Molly takes her medication, everything is working out well.