Dog Anxiety Calming Wrap, X-Small, Cypress

I have an eight-month old toy poodle.She has a very calm, laid-back nature, until she has to ride in a car. Then she shakes, drools excessively, and sometimes vomits, even on very short rides. My vet prescribed an anti-nausea/anti-anxiety medication, and it did help with the vomiting. However, it had to be administered at least two hours before a car ride, and it was not inexpensive. I read a non-fiction book recently called Travels With Casey, about a man who takes a cross-country trip in an RV with his Lab. Casey freaked out during thunderstorms, which is really bad when on the road, so his owner bought him a "Thunder-shirt". First night on the road:thunder and lightning. With his shirt on, Casey didn't even flinch. I was impressed, so I looked up "Thunder-shirts" on Amazon. Actual Thunder-shirt was a bit pricey at $50+ for a six pound puppy, and I'll admit, I was still a bit skeptical about the whole concept. I found the "Mellow Shirt", and the very first reviewer said it calmed her dog to the point of no drooling, no shaking, and no vomiting! This item was also cheaper. After reading many reviews about the Mellow Shirt helping with anxiety about fireworks, separation, and car rides, I decided it was worth a try. When I received it, I let April wear it around the house for a while, because I did not want her to immediately associate it with the car. It fit her perfectly and she actually seemed to enjoy having it on. Ok, after a couple of hours, the test: a car ride of about four miles. My April was a different puppy; for the first time ever she sat up, looked around, even wagged her tail. No drooling, no vomiting, 0 anxiety!!! I have taken her on increasingly longer rides, all with the same result! This simple concept of a hug from a shirt is nothing short of a miracle in my opinion!

This little shirt is a MUST have for any of your fur-babies that is afraid of thunderstorms. Our little yorkie Bentley (who is a rescue) is terrified of thunderstorms. He would start shaking uncontrollably, panting, pacing, and vomiting from fear. Absolutely nothing could calm him. So, I started looking at thunder shirts when I found this one. Based on the reviews I was skeptical but needing to try something. The day this arrived, I wanted to make sure it fit, so I put it on him. It is nice and soft, light weight but well made. He wasn't too keen at first, but then he let me get it on him. It went on super easy, and I made sure it was snug, but not too tight. I let him run around for a bit to see how he did with it on. He wasn't upset, didn't try and take it off or chew at it, so I figured he was going to be ok wearing it. I left it on him for about an hour and then took it off. I knew we were expecting storms later that night, so I took it to bed with us. Sure, enough around 5:30 am I wake up to thunder, and Bentley smashed up against me, shaking like a leaf, panting and just a very unhappy little guy. I grabbed the shirt and got it on him as quickly as I could in the dark. No problem by the way. And instantly he calmed right down. He stopped shaking, stopped panting, and laid down and went to sleep. I couldn't believe it. He slept peacefully the rest of the night, and didn't want me to take it off in the morning. This is the most amazing shirt, and I TOTALLY recommend for any fur baby that is scared of storms. I would give it 10 stars if I could.

(update)We found a design flaw in this product. It still works, but we left the dog alone when we went out and when we got home the dog had removed the shirt. The design flaw is that there isn't enough Velcro and the flap around the chest goes up and doesn't have a protective cover (like in the Thunder Shirt/Vest). It is still a product that works, but because our dog has figured out how to get it off we are going to have to return it. We need something that will stay on.We were given a Thunder Shirt for our dog after a friend lost their dog to cancer. We had told them our dog had a problem with fireworks and thunder. They told us that their dog had the same problem, so they gave the shirt to us to use. We noticed a big difference in our dog during storms and loud events.I told my mom about the shirt and she wanted one for her adopted dog, which the dog had serious sensory issues. It was always nervous and we had to keep it on drugs to subdue it. When we took it to the vet, we had to muzzle it because it would bite the vet.Today, about an hour ago, I took the Mellow Shirt over to my mom's. I put it on the dog and instantly, the dog's disposition changed. I mean, it was like flicking a light switch off. It was that quick.The dog would never go up to my mom, it always ran away from her. Now it will approach her, even with her in the motorized chair which the dog dislikes. It follows her around the house and will not leave her side.

So, we used this brand for my smaller yorkie and it worked wonders, so with new year fireworks coming up, I thought this would be great for my 8 mo. old golden doodle. I ordered the large in Blue. Instead I received a large in gray- not a huge deal in color, the size was great for my 47 lb doodle. HOWEVER, it was covered in hair/fur and lint. I debated on returning, however, I am desperate to have this on hand when the fireworks start tomorrow night. The functionality of it is fine, which is why I decided keep it and ran it through the wash. Things happen, I understand that, but if I had a better option, I would have returned it.