We have an older dog, Sydney, who has really bad anxiety when it comes to fireworks and gun shot noises. Our vet prescribed Acepromazine, a sedative to make him calm down. The last week he has been acting out and tearing up the house, he actually chewed through some drywall after ripping trim off the corners of the doorways. We've been giving him the medication, but it seems like its not working now. We also tested a muzzle on him to maybe see if we could just leave that on while at work and school, but he had an anxiety attack so bad that his nose started bleeding. What should we do?

Ace should cause drowsiness and calmness. Why are you muzzling when nobody is home? That is not right. If fireworks and gun shots is what he is reacting to - Why are you wanting to sedate him or muzzle him when no one is home? This doesn't make sense! Surely you can find another way to help him cope.

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He is destructive probably because he is bored to death and has nothing to do with anxiety. Why don't you try giving him some exercise? A nice long vigorous walk before you leave should help a lot.

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