Sleepless nights - why?

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Emma Purnell — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:54:00 GMT

Hmm. Right, maybe a diet switch is in order as well then! Thank you!

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Saskia Quinn — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:12:04 GMT

dont know if this is of any relevance Emma, but my greyhound, Saskia was on hills i/d dry a few years back and she had to poo a lot more than normal when she was on it

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Emma Purnell — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:43:41 GMT

Not really, he always used to eat in the evening and we are still taking him out to poo before bed, just now he is pooing before bed, in the middle of the night, and first thing in the morning! If anything - on less food!

I am persisting with the fixed meal times and hoping that will help, it just seems so odd that it has suddenly started.

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Steph Worsley — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:27:02 GMT

have his eating patterns changed? it could be that he has decided he wants a snack later in the evening than before, if it is this then you could try just taking the food away at a certain time and trying to ensure he goes for a wee and poo just before bed

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Emma Purnell — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:03:55 GMT

He is super stressy, has a number of problems related to that but is generally much much better at the moment.

I have tried the DAP, Zylkene and even more 'hard' drugs in the past but they do little to help with him, he really is a bit beyond help I think!

This time it seems more physiological then psychological, which is rare for Jack I will admit, he does not seem to be doing it for attention which he used to do regularly. I just have no idea what physiological reason there could be!

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:56:16 GMT

Is he a stressy dog?

Why not try a DAP collar or plug in?

Or Zylkene, our local ISP rep offered a free trial to a couple of the vets just so they had first hand experience using it - try getting intouch with yours.

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Emma Purnell — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:47:02 GMT

I am giving him the set meal times now, he is hardly eating anything but I will just have to bear with it. He did become skeletal last time I tried this but we will work on it!

I just don't understand why this should become a problem in the last 2 weeks after him having the same feeding pattern for 2 years...

Jack is a special boy.

Re: Sleepless nights - why?

Cat Woman — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:45:20 GMT

I think getting him to have regular set meal times would help. Doesn't matter if he chooses to skip a couple of meals, just might help with some regularity to his diet. Don't envy anyone who has to get up in the middle of the night on a regular basis!!