Dogs also experience anxiety, just like humans. Despite its unpleasant nature, anxiety in dogs is considered healthy and normal. Dog anxiety usually affects all breeds, but its effect on individual dogs varies considerably. Although anxiety is a feeling that dogs regularly experience, leaving disproportionate anxiety levels unchecked can result in the dog developing anxiety disorder (2). Leaving dog anxiety untreated can result in behavioral and other issues in the dog. The three leading causes of dog anxiety include aging, separation, and fear. Management of the diverse forms of anxiety varies considerably. However, the most commonly used medication for treating anxiety in dogs is Souroubea, which the paper explores the efficacy of.  

The leading causes of fear-related anxiety include strange animals or people, loud noises, visual stimuli, such as umbrellas or hats, strange or new surroundings, and particular circumstances, including car rides or the vet office. Despite some dogs reportedly only experiencing short-term reactions to such stimuli, the situation tends to worsen among anxious dogs. Separation anxiety affects about 14% of dogs (1). Dogs experiencing anxiety because of separation are often incapable of finding comfort when alone or apart from their family members. Separation anxiety usually tends to show in unwanted behaviors, including defecating and urinating in the house, barking, and destroying furnishings and furniture. The other common form of anxiety in dogs is anxiety that comes from the old age of the dogs, common among older dogs and often associated with CDS (1). Dogs with CDS usually show symptoms that include declining awareness, perception, learning, and memory, similar to the initial stages of Alzheimer’s in humans. The result encompasses anxiety and confusion in older dogs. 

Clinical trials involving using Souroubea sympetalous extracts in treating anxiety in dogs revealed anxiolytic properties amongst animals (3). The medication serves as an essential source of alternative treatment for anxiety in dogs. Masic et al.’s study mainly explored the efficiency of a Souroubea-Platanus dietary supplement comprising triterpenes in anxious dogs (2). The substance adopted for the test encompassed a new botanical dietary supplement, developed as an orally administered tablet that contains a set mixture of Platanus spp. and Souroubea spp. Vine. The test involved administering the substance in the form of canine anxiolytic stress, induced by noise from a simulated thunderstorm. The study involved assessing the effectiveness of the medications in decreasing anxiety in the dogs in a blind, placebo-controlled experiment by documenting the shifts in levels of cortisol in their blood and evaluating their behavioral responses to the simulated thunder. The outcome of the study showed that Platanus spp. and Souroubea spp. Anxiolytic impact dogs through the inhibition of cortisol release and assistance in maintaining normal behavior. The findings also showed that the least efficient dosage in dogs is the presently suggested dosage. The test findings support using the medication as a natural and efficient anxiolytic for dogs when exposed to loud sounds. 

The oral administration of Souroubea-Platanus tablets is strongly recommended to reduce the biochemical and behavioral outcome measures assessing the sound of a thunderstorm on stress and anxiety in dogs. The botanical treatment of anxiety in dogs is quite recommended because of its essential role in increasing activity and reducing inactivity measures in all dogs. Souroubea-Platanus is a botanical treatment model for anxiety in dogs associated with considerable dose-response impact on inactivity measures and an apparent dose-dependent trend in cortisol outcomes amongst the considered dogs. The findings of various studies encourage the use of Souroubea-Platanus tablets to reduce noise-induced anxiety amongst dogs by reducing the release of cortisol.

References 

1. Masic, A., Landsberg, G., Milgram, B., Merali, Z., Durst, T., Sanchez Vindas, P., ... & Arnason, J. (2021). Efficacy of Souroubea-Platanus Dietary Supplement Containing Triterpenes in Beagle Dogs Using a Thunderstorm Noise-Induced Model of Fear and Anxiety. Molecules, 26(7), 2049.

2. Masic, A., Liu, R., Simkus, K., Wilson, J., Baker, J., Sanchez, P., ... & Arnason, J. T. (2018). Safety evaluation of a new anxiolytic product containing botanicals Souroubea spp. and Platanus spp. in dogs. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research, 82(1), 3-11.

3. Murkar, A., Cayer, C., James, J., Durst, T., Arnason, J. T., Sanchez-Vindas, P. E., ... & Merali, Z. (2019). Extract and Active Principal of the Neotropical Vine Souroubea sympetala Gilg. Block Fear Memory Reconsolidation. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10, 1496.