03/01/2025
Truffle, our sweet, smart, and stubborn three-year-old rescue dog, has a lot of anxiety and distress during vet visits, and it was becoming progressively worse. She'd have to take anti-anxiety medicine beforehand, then she had to get sedated just to complete a normal, preventative visit. The stress during vet visits was not sustainable given Truffle's young age. Most importantly at the time, she needed to stay up-to-date on her vaccinations so she could enjoy dog parks, doggy daycare, and boarding. We needed help and were feeling incredibly discouraged. Our vet at DeRolf Animal Hospital recommended working with Dr. Maxwell and Pet Behavior Change. Dr. Maxwell was prompt with communication with us and our vet, knowledgeable in all areas of our concerns, and flexible with our schedules and Truffle's timeline of improvement. Dr. Maxwell's behavior plan and our work resulted in Truffle receiving vaccinations without anti-anxiety medicine. We understand we will have to continuously work with Truffle to overcome her anxiety, but we feel empowered with the behavior plan and knowledge that Dr. Maxwell shared with us. Truffle is thrilled to be back playing with her friends at the park now! Thank you, Dr. Maxwell and to the wonderful team at DeRolf for suggesting Pet Behavior Change!
--Mary Cameron, Steven, and Truffle
