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RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
Volume 160, Issue -, Pages 26-29Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.05.007
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Dog behavior; Interdisciplinary approach; Dog training; Canine compulsive disorder
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A novel approach using cannabis and melatonin co-administration, together with a tailored behavioral program, was found to effectively reduce the symptoms of compulsive disorder in a dog. The dog's compulsive episodes decreased and overall management improved compared to previous treatment with paroxetine.
Compulsive disorder in dogs (CD) is characterized by constant and time-consuming repetition of behaviors, emancipated from the environment, that definitely compromise their everyday life activities. Here, we documented the efficacy of a novel approach to counteract the negative symptoms of CD in a 5-year-old mongrel dog, previously found to be resistant to the conventional antidepressant. The patient underwent an integrated and interdisciplinary approach, based on the cannabis and melatonin co-administration, together with a tailored 5month-lasting behavioral program. Observational findings showed a lower rate of compulsive episodes and better management of the dog as well, when compared to the previous paroxetine treatment. We followed him for an additional four months of therapy, and the owners reported easier management of the dog, as reduction of abnormal behaviors to a level acceptable to the owners. Overall, our data so far collected in the CD dog may allow us to test more deeply the feasibility and safety of such an off-label approach, at both preclinical and clinical levels.
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