Xanax for dogs? Epidemic of medicated dogs questions sanity of their owners

(NaturalNews) More and more vets are prescribing mind-altering psychiatric drugs for dogs they've diagnosed with depression or anxiety. These drugs come with a whole busload of side effects and warnings, including, according to the ASPCA ironically, increased anxiety.(1) Dogs who react to stress with aggression can even become more aggressive when they're on Xanax because the drug lowers their inhibitions. Just like people, dogs sometimes pick fights when they're stoned.

So, just why do people think their pets need these drugs? Let's take a look at the lives of modern dogs.

The new normal

In today's goal-driven society, even dogs are stressed. Modern dogs face stressors that simply weren't around 20 years ago. They are often left alone for hours on end in empty houses -- or worse, confined to small indoor kennels so they won't tear up the furniture. Many of them live entirely indoors, with little or no access to the outside world.

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