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Over the past year he's been restless at crazy at night. On a good night he'll sleep in the living room by himself until about 3 or 4 then wake up and start ... Foundtheinternet!3Anxiousdogatnight Close3Postedby9yearsagoAnxiousdogatnight Justlookingforadviceandstories.I'msureI'mnottheonlyonetogothroughthis.=|Ihaveanelderlylabwhogetsreallyanxiousatnight.Irescuedhimataround8yearsoldandhewasagreatdogforalongtime.He'shadarthritisaslongasI'vehadhim,boutswithhotspots,lymedisease,aUTI,etc.Nothingtooterribleandhe'salwaysbeensuperhappyandprettycalm.Heusedtogolayinhisbedwhenheheardmebrushingmyteeth,andnotwakeuptillmorning.Onlynervousaroundfireworks,orbadthunder.Overthepastyearhe'sbeenrestlessatcrazyatnight.Onagoodnighthe'llsleepinthelivingroombyhimselfuntilabout3or4thenwakeupandstartbarkingatnothinguntilIcomesleeponthecouchnearhim.Anothertwohoursofsleep,thenwestarttheday(morningwalk,meal,pills,thenileaveforwork).Onabadnight,he'llstartpacingandpantingaroundmidnightorearlierandkeepitupuntilIhavetostarttheroutine.He'lllaydownforamaxofabout5minutes,thengetupandkeeppacing,sometimesbarking,sometimesdigging.Idon'tknowhowtocalmhimdown.I'lldomiddle-of-the-nightwalks,makesurehehaswater,feedhimabit,trytopethimandsoothehim,givehimsterncommandtogolaydown,etc.Nothingworksatall.He'sonRimadyl,Tramadol,andGabapentinforhisarthritis(allprescribedbyavet).IalsogivehimOmega3tablets,Glucosamine/Chomdroitin/MSMpills,melatonin,andtriedNeutricksforawhile.We'vetriedacupuncture,healinglaser,etc.Hetypicallygetsa20minutewalkinthemorning,and20+minutewalkintheevening.Oneortwotripsaroundtheyardtostretchoutanddohisbusinessduringtheday.Nothingreallyseemstohelp.Isheinpain?Arethemedsmakinghimcrazy?Areanyoftheseknowntocausenervousness?Idon'twanttospendtwograndonabraincatscanforhisbrainona13yearolddog.IadoptedhimjustthinkingI'dgivehimaquietplacetospendthelastcoupleyearsofhislife,butthisismorethanIbargainedfor.Itkeepsmeupandisstartingtoaffectmyhealth.Troublefightingoffcolds,alwaystired,etc.Ithoughttheendwasnearforawhile,butheseemstogorightonliving.He'shappytoseemewhenIcomehome,enjoyshiswalks,stillbegsforfood,andgenerallyactslikehimselfmostofthetime.Anyonehavesomestoriestoshare?Thanks!!!4commentssharesavehidereport100%UpvotedLoginorsignuptoleaveacommentLogInSignUpSortby:best level1·9yIwouldtakehimforafullvetworkupjusttobesure.Isecondtheideaofacidreflux,oritcouldbethataftersleepingforawhilehisarthritisbothershimandwakeshimup.Maybethetimingofyourpillscouldbechangedtokeephimmorecomfortablelonger.Thiswouldbebestdiscussedwithyourvet.Iwillalsoaddthatwehaveanolderdogwhohasbecomemoreandmoreanxiousinhisoldage.He'sslowlylosinghissight,andbecauseofthatthingsthatneverusedtobotherhimmakehimnervousnowbecausehecan'timmediatelytellwhattheyare.It'sworseatnight(becauseit'sdark).Thevetalsothinkstheremaybealittledementiatakingholdtoopossibly.Whenhehasoneofhisnervousspells(hepants,shakes,andhastobeontopofmebasically),wegivehimthetiniestlittlexanaxI'veeverseenandhecalmsdown.Soanyway,maybecheckhissighttoo,andifallelsefailsmaybealittleanti-anxietymedscouldhelptoo.2ReplyShareReportSavelevel1·9yAsuggestionifImay?Adequan(orgenericequivalent,likeIkon)issupposedtohelplubricatejointsalittlebetterthanjustglucosamine.Getyourvettostartit,butyoucandothefollowupinjectionsifyouarecomfortablewithit.Anotherthingwe'veusedongeriatrichorsesissomething...Ithinkitiscalledpolygluconate.ItisanIVmed,onceamonth,andworkswondersforolder,arthritichorses.1ReplyShareReportSavelevel1·9yJustanidea.Wonderingifitisacidreflux.Aswegetoldertheacidbuildsupinthestomachandmakesituncomfortabletosleepandliedown.Ihavefounditalsooccursindogstoo.TalktothevetaboutgivingtherightdoseofPepcid.1ReplyShareReportSavelevel1·9yhe'llsleepinthelivingroombyhimselfuntilabout3or4thenwakeupandstartbarkingatnothinguntilIcomesleeponthecouchnearhimCanhe/doeshewanttosleepinyourroom?Ifheisalreadynearyouwhenhewakesup,itmightbeeasierforhimtojustgobacktosleep.pacingandpanting...Isheinpain?Thosecouldbesymptomsofpain.Youshouldtalktoyourvetandseeiftheythinkheisinpainorifthereissomeothermedicalreasonforhisbehavior,andifso,workwiththemtogetitundercontrol.Theycanadjustdosagesand/ortryotherdrugs,buttheyneedyourfeedbacktofindtherightcombination.Fromyourdescription,itsoundslikemorethanjustboredom,butdoeshehavestufftodo?Ifyouthinkhemightbebored,thisthread:http://www.reddit.com/r/Dogtraining/comments/1acmtj/puzzle_toy_recommendations_that_provide_prolonged/mighthavesomegoodsuggestions,alongwithEnrichingYourDog'sLifeandHowtoStuffaKONGToy.butheseemstogorightonlivingIunderstandyou'refrustrated,butheisn'tgoingtoliveforever.Iwouldguessthatafterheisgone,you'llcherishtheextratimeyou'vegottentospendwithhimeventhoughitwasdifficultsomeofthetime.1ReplyShareReportSaver/dogs/r/dogsisaplacefordogownersofalllevelsofknowledge,skill,andexperiencetodiscussalltopicsrelatedtodogs. Thissubredditisagreatstartingpointforalotofinformation,butyoushouldalwaysverifyandexpanduponwhatyou'vereadbeforeputtingittouseinyourdailylife.Adviceonthisforumisnotasubstituteforadvicefromatrainedandcredentialedprofessional.2.3mDogPeople999OnlineCreatedMar14,2008JoinToppostsapril8th2013Toppostsofapril,2013Topposts2013helpRedditcoinsRedditpremiumRedditgiftsaboutcareerspressadvertiseblogTermsContentpolicyPrivacypolicyModpolicyRedditInc©2021.AllrightsreservedBacktoTop

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