dogs and medical uses

[Josierivera_14]

i am 6 months pregnant. i put up a post a couple of weeks ago that we had to move to an apartment because we were evicted from our home because the house was really old and wasn't "livable anymore" i guess it was too messed up to live in there. our new apartment doesn't allow "big dogs" even if we paid the 400 a month for them plus rent we couldn't have them. they are husky mix dogs. i have had them for 5 years now and i raised them before they even had teeth. they are my whole life. no one wanted to foster the male i had so i had to give him a new home. the female on the other hand my friend is fostering her for me. but its a 30 minute drive and its just to far for me. every since they left i am having really bad depression, anxiety, and been just feeling at my all time low. i cannot even go outside because i start to cry and shake and feel like I'm going to pass out. i don't feel calm without them around. today i tried walking outside and i got really sick, i was sweating, shaking and had blurred vision and almost fell. this happens everyday since i don't have them anymore. is there any way that i can get a medical license for them that shows that i need them for my anxiety and depression. and if i did get one would i still have to pay for them every month? please guys i really need my dog back. i am having bad thoughts and i just don't feel safe without them. i cannot go outside without have an attack. please someone help me. i am 6 months pregnant with my first child.

[Margot49]

Ghilly has a point and may be worth a try. I would be guardedly optimistic due to the size restrictions but at least they allow dogs

[Ghilly]

In recent years there have been many articles written by doctors about how their patients' medical conditions have resolved or at least become much less severe thanks to their pets.  The medical conditions that were made better by pets were predominantly things such as anxiety and things of that nature.  In cases such as these, their pets were such a comfort to them that the doctors claimed that the people wouldn't have achieved the level of relief they got even if they had been prescribed pharmaceuticals for their conditions.  Also in cases such as these, no special training was required for the pet, just the fact that the pet was there was all that mattered.  I was thinking that if the doctor was able to write a letter stating that the dog was necessary to keep her on an even keel mentally that the landlord would not be able to argue about it, in fact, I believe it would be against the law for him to discriminate against the dog in a case such as that.  It's worth a shot anyway.  

Ghilly

[Margot49]

I think service or therapy dogs need training and need to be tested to be certified.
You wrote about this before. Did you try any of the avenues suggested?

[Josierivera_14]

thank you. my dog would just need a bit more training right? she already knows how to sit, come, roll over, and bark. i just don't feel emotionally stable without my dogs. i have always had them and now that i don't i just cannot function and i am going into depression. thank you for the advice.

[Ghilly]

The only thing that I can think of is that if you can get a letter from your physician stating that your dog is a service dog and is medically necessary for you to have around, they cannot refuse to allow you to have her.  Depending how close you are to your doctor you may be able to get them to do this.  The description of a service dog is very wide and varied.  You don't have to be blind or have the dog because it detects when you are going to have a seizure in order for it to be a service dog.  Perhaps together you and your doctor can brainstorm and come up with something that would require you to have the dog.  Good luck and let us know how things go!

Ghilly