Ok, so my husband and I are ready to pull our hair out or cry out of frustration and fatigue. Jenny kept us up all night again last night and it wasn't even a thunderstorm, it was just some light rain. Her phobia seems to be getting worse, it seems that she freaks out whenever there's a little rain at night. It definitely seems that night is the worst for her. There was some thunder and lightning today and she wasn't that bad at all.
I called my vet several days ago and she gave Jenny Chlorazepate, she told me to give her 1, up to 2, pills 30 minutes before a storm. Well, they don't seem to help her AT ALL. She's out of her mind hysterical and I don't know how to help her. (or my family--we are all sick and tired of this). I actually yelled at Jenny last night. I feel terrible about it, I know that she can't help it, but it's so frustrating!
I'm obviously going to call the vet again tomorrow and see if she can offer Jenny something different that might have an effect for her. I basically feel like I need a nightly tranquilizer for her this summer. I'm also feeling upset that the rescue group didn't tell me this about her so I could have been more prepared--I want to blame someone for this--I know it's not rational, but I feel mad about it. The rescue had her from May to October, so they would have seen her reactions to summer storms.
Thanks for listening to me vent. I'm dreading tonight cause they are forecasting more rain.