product review “Therasticks” by Pet Botanics Written on November 13, 2009, by marlene.

I got these in the anti-anxiety version for my dog because he was suffering from
wicked separation anxiety and i figured we’d try to alleviate some of this holistically.
Enter “therasticks”, a petrified vitamin in stick form. You’re supposed to give them
to your dog like a treat, maybe 3 a day for a medium sized dog. Here’s what the
company says;

“As your dog chews on this tasty “treat,” he or she ingests the Therastick’s combination
of natural ingredients, which promote health, hygiene and emotional well-being. It’s
easier to give your dog a chew treat than get him to take a pill. So go ahead…Treat
your pet to the best nature has to offer with Pet Botanics. Anti Anxiety Therasticks
is the natural answer to your pet’s anxiety. Not only do the neutriceuticals Valerian
Root Powder, St. John’s Wort Extract and Chamomile Powder help relieve and calm pets,
Therasticks keep them busy chewing when you are away.”

I bought them and had them shipped to the house and somehow somebody left the box
in an accessible spot while I had left the house for a bit. When I came home, I found the
box shredded (this was early on in the training stages). The peculiar thing was this; he
had busted open the bag of Therasticks and a few of them were strewn about the carpet,
so I panicked, thinking he was poisoned by eating massive amounts of valerian root or
whatever there was in these things. I counted all that were left in the bag, plus the ones
on the carpet and (drum roll…)

NOT ONE OF THEM WAS MISSING.

NOT.

ONE.

Which meant that he didn’t even eat ONE of them. I was relieved about this but still
punished the person-who-shall-remain-nameless for his inability to be omniscient
and telepathic in that he never got the silent message from me that it was his responsibility
to move the box elsewhere (translated: it was MY fault). So my dog didn’t die at all, not
even close. When I smelled the bag’s contents and almost gagged, I realized why he had
chosen to leave them alone. I can’t even liken the smell to anything i have experienced in life.

Needless to say, I couldn’t see a decline in anxious behaviors because he REFUSED TO
CONSUME one of these, let alone the three recommended daily. In my opinion, these
are grody to the max. Feel free to try them on your dog, see if he takes it AND
consumes it. That will be the true test.

At least they could’ve put some peanut butter flavored something in here to mask this
other flavor that I still can’t find words for!

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