Depression – Dr. Pet Mom

Treating Dog Depression and Anxiety 🐶

What is a health condition common to dogs and humans? Mental illness. Depression, loss of appetite, anxiety, withdrawal, self-injury, and changes in behavior are symptoms of mental illness.

Anxiety and depression go hand in hand. Loss of a family member, a new baby, moving to a new home, boredom, or spending too much time alone can trigger anxiety and depression in your dog.

Collage of Pet Parenting Tips for 2024 🔧

Another year is winding down. The new year is on the horizon. I’m looking forward to a brighter and peaceful future for the planet! And it’s time to publish my favorite pet parenting tips for 2024!

Delightful Pet Menagerie Newsletter – November Edition 🗞️

Greetings! Welcome to the November edition of Dr. Pet Mom’s Delightful Pet Menagerie (DPM) Newsletter. This month is all about emotional support or comfort animals, therapy animals, and service animals. Read all about what makes these animals special. Enjoy!

Treating Dog Depression and Anxiety 🐶

What is a health condition common to dogs and humans? Mental illness. Depression, loss of appetite, anxiety, withdrawal, self-injury, and changes in behavior are symptoms of mental illness.

Anxiety and depression go hand in hand. Loss of a family member, a new baby, moving to a new home, boredom, or spending too much time alone can trigger anxiety and depression in your dog.

Collage of Pet Parenting Tips for 2021 🔧

Thankfully, 2021 is winding down. The new year is on the horizon. I’m looking forward to a brighter and peaceful future for the planet! And it’s time to publish my favorite pet parenting tips for 2021!

Collage of Pet Parenting Tips for 2021 🔧

Thankfully, 2020 is winding down. The new year is on the horizon. I’m looking forward to a brighter and peaceful future for the planet! And it’s time to publish my favorite pet parenting tips for 2021!

Treating Dog Depression and Anxiety 🐶

What is a health condition common to dogs and humans? Mental illness. Depression, loss of appetite, anxiety, withdrawal, self-injury, and changes in behavior are symptoms of mental illness.

Anxiety and depression go hand in hand. Loss of a family member, a new baby, moving to a new home, boredom, or spending too much time alone can trigger anxiety and depression in your dog.

Why I Love My Cat, Oscar 😊

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I am open about my anxiety and depression. This week my spouse Dr. Pet Mom, is away in ‘Frostbite Falls’ Minnesota doing some academic stuff.

Enter my cat, Oscar! He’s been great! He is very empathetic, knows when to purr and sit by my side. Thanks Oscar!

The story behind how we got Oscar is quite amazing: He is the result of some sad circumstances and God’s kindness…

Out of the Deepest Abyss: My Journey Understanding and Coping With Depression and Anxiety 😿

Note: This post was first published in 2014. I am sharing it again in hopes it may help more people understand an alternate view on depression and anxiety...

Like all Americans, I was heartbroken to hear about the suicide of Robin Williams. He suffered from depression and had substance abuse problems.

I hope that what I write about today will help others who also suffer from mental illness, as I do.