Pro Plan Veterinary Supplements Calming Care Dog Supplements - Supports Dogs with Everyday Stress, Anxious Behaviors

Bought this for my 12 yr old doodle. She has Cushing disease and lots of lipomas. She gets aggravated in the afternoon so the vet suggested trying this calming powder. I have been using this for a year now. My dog is less agitated and actually feels a lot better. I recommend this product because it helped my dog.

We have been trying to rescue an abandoned Mama dog with her puppies in our neighborhood. She is very thin, and living in coyote territory makes it dangerous for her and her babies. Finally, we managed to save the puppies, but Mama dog was acting aggressively and barking all day out of fear and stress. We left food nearby, which she ate, showing her trust. We thought that maybe a combination of wet dog food and calming powder could help her relax. Before that, we safely mixed a dewormer into her food bowl. The next meal, we added one packet of calming powder to the wet food. She ate everything without hesitation. After a few days, her behavior softened, and she became more gentle and approachable. We carefully put a leash on her and brought her into our kennel for a night, then transferred her to our garage. The calming powder seemed to work wonders—perhaps it helped her release stress hormones. Since it’s a probiotic, it’s possible that the combination with the dewormer allowed her body to absorb nutrients better. After weeks of cautious, defensive behavior and barking to protect her babies from humans and coyotes, she gradually lowered her guard and allowed us to pet her, saving her life and her puppies. We fed her one packet of powder per meal, twice daily for five days. It truly made a difference. Now, Mama dog is gaining weight, looking healthier, and beginning to heal. We’ve found a wonderful foster home with a secure backyard, where she can recover and be loved. Our goal is to help her find a forever home where she’ll be cherished and safe.

I purchased these for my anxious dog to help take the edge off, and while I didn’t see a noticeable calming effect for him personally, I still think it’s worth sharing our experience. My dog (about 100 lbs and a bit of a menace 😅) managed to get onto the counter and ate all 30 packets at once. Thankfully, it did not harm him at all, which honestly gave me a lot of peace of mind regarding the safety of this supplement. That said, even after that accidental “mega dose,” it didn’t make him any calmer, so it just may not be strong enough for dogs with higher anxiety levels. I do appreciate that it’s a gentle option and a nice thing to try for dogs who need mild support, even if it wasn’t the right fit for mine. Safe, easy to use, but results may vary depending on the dog.

My dog has moderate separation anxiety: sometimes he paces endlessly or he will bark and tear at window screens when I leave home. A month ago I started adding Calming Care to his morning food. The powder must taste good because he scarfs his food immediately rather than picking at it. His mood also seems improved: less pacing is the most noticeable change. Hard to know if he is barking less when I'm gone. I'm happy with the powder; even though it is costly (about $1.00 a day), at least my pup feels less anxious.

I got a 3 month old puppy who was very anxious and skittish. After two weeks of the supplements he was much more calm on walks, was able to relax, and did not whine in his cage. I even stopped the supplements after 30 days to see if it was the supplements, and his behaviors worsened. I am ordering them again.

This probiotic works VERY WELL in perhaps most dogs. We are so much a product of what is colonizing our guts, human and beast alike! We don't even realize that what we eat AFFECTS WHAT WE THINK (this is an entire field of research and it is fascinating and well established!) This is a HIGHLY DESIRED PROBIOTIC, but PURINA IS CHARGING TOOOO MUCH FOR THIS PROBIOTIC ... (current pricing January 2024 is over a dollar a day! Available in January 2024 in other packaging for less than 25 cents per day!) ...simply because of their name, the perceived exclusive access, and some broth flavoring. >>> Instead, search for Probiotics Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 ... Available here on Amazon, and save yourself a lot of money, and send a message to Purina that we consumers can research medical literature and figure out that Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 is the EXACT SAME probiotic! Some bacteria have been given a different name in the past to now, the same as plants can have more than one botanical name -- actually they have an older name and a corrected updated name. It is common for example in te plant trade for nurseries to not give up an old botanical name and yet current scientific literature has the new botanical name. So one must know both names to learn accurate information about such particular plants. That is what is happening here. Research it for yourself if you desire on Google Scholar and other published science search sites. It did take me a day of research to figure it out, but I had a hunch that since I could not find this name ANYWHERE --- WHY IS THAT??? -- that there was perhaps another name at play. Why would Purina be the ONLY access to a particular probiotic??!!! That answer is: THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ACCESS. And what else is happening here is that Purina has found a lifesaving control for anxious pets, and priced it obscenely high. Search for BB536 and save yourself a heap of money. Break open the capsules and sprinkle on pet's food. Watch their calmness levels increase. Highly recommend the probiotic. I do use other of Purina's products for quality at a decent price. Wake up Purina and stop gouging the public.

3 stars for more consistent poops from the pooch. Can’t give 5 stars as we went through the entire box, patiently waited as she ate the supplement on her food, daily for a month, and there was zero change in her anxiety level. Still skittish, still afraid of people, still freaks out about everything. Not a single change. Wondering if others are simply experiencing the placebo effect.

I don’t even know if it works yet we have started a multitude of different things to help my dogs anxiety. he is a 13 year old german shepherd chow mix and one hell of a picky eater he starves himself when we feed him breakfast because we only use one packet at night and he loves the taste of this stuff more than anything we’ve fed him including wet food if you put wet food and a bowl with this topper on it he will pick this every time.

Within 4 weeks of using this, my dog’s anxiety noticeably decreased and her appetite improved, (she’s usually a very picky eater). When I ran out for a few weeks, her anxious behavior and poor appetite came right back which made me realize how much this product works. This product is amazing. Highly recommend!