Can dogs have xanax?

Xanax can cause adverse side effects in some dogs. Never give Xanax to a dog with known sensitivities to the drug. Any dog with health issues such as glaucoma, muscular weakness or liver disease isn't a good candidate for Xanax treatment. read more

Xanax (®) (alprazolam) is a benzodiazepine tranquilizer/sedative that can be used to treat anxious or panicked dogs. It is also sometimes used for the treatment of aggression but this is controversial as the drug can actually have the opposite effect and increase aggression in some cases. read more

Xanax works in the same way it does on humans---sedates them, so if you have a snapping dog who's irritated at you he's still going to snap probably but he just going to snap slower, giving you time to get your hand out of the way. read more