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Hi all,
We are running out of things to try to get our almost 16 yr old female Havanese to sleep through the night. She's approx 9 lbs.
Beam-
Obsessed with food (it's pretty much all she thinks about).
Pretty low energy except for meal and snack times.
Mood (again) is always ready to eat her meals, but is not particularly interested in much else.
Cognitively, she can remember about eating, going out to potty...later in the day, she's sometimes confused as to why she's out, and getting on her pillow to rest. She can not hear at all and her vision is declining, particularly at night (cataracts).
She has been waking us 2-3xs per night/early morning, crying to be fed. My husband and I have lost a great deal of sleep, going on one year now. Our latest attempt was to try xanax but Fibi had an awful reaction to it.
She goes for strolls weather permitting. When she walks, she seems to be ok with it, but is not overly enthusiastic. I let her lead the way. She doesn't sniff as much as I'd like to see. She gets a lot of walking in the house because she's constantly getting up to see if there's food on her mat. She gets her snuffle mat everyday.
Regularly, she is seeing Dr. Herman for Homeopathy, an animal communicator who also does Reki/energy work and helps her so much with body dysregulation. She's been getting laser and massage approx 1x per month. She sees a holistic-minded vet regularly and has very little wrong with her blood work except for a little kidney decline and a thyroid disorder where she is given Levothyroxine for support.
We've tried Gabapentin with tramadol, tramadol alone and trazadone. Also, various flower remedies and some herbs. We've tried strategies to feed her with a self feeder. That failed. There may be a few other things, but this is what I can recall at this time.
Our vet suggested the drug Anipryl to possibly help with the cognitive issues, in hopes that it would regulate her mood and possibly her sleep some. She's been on it for14 days and we have yet to see a change anywhere. The vet said it may take 6 wks to reach therapeutic levels.
Do you know anything about this drug and if you've seen it be helpful in any way?
Is there anything that will knock her out at night w/o making her feel horrible?
She is so sensitive to drugs. Or a strategy for keeping her up during the day that won't involve massive hours of me engaging in it.
My apologies. This is long and not in the best order. I greatly appreciate any further suggestions.
Sheri & David Silver
We are running out of things to try to get our almost 16 yr old female Havanese to sleep through the night. She's approx 9 lbs.
Beam-
Obsessed with food (it's pretty much all she thinks about).
Pretty low energy except for meal and snack times.
Mood (again) is always ready to eat her meals, but is not particularly interested in much else.
Cognitively, she can remember about eating, going out to potty...later in the day, she's sometimes confused as to why she's out, and getting on her pillow to rest. She can not hear at all and her vision is declining, particularly at night (cataracts).
She has been waking us 2-3xs per night/early morning, crying to be fed. My husband and I have lost a great deal of sleep, going on one year now. Our latest attempt was to try xanax but Fibi had an awful reaction to it.
She goes for strolls weather permitting. When she walks, she seems to be ok with it, but is not overly enthusiastic. I let her lead the way. She doesn't sniff as much as I'd like to see. She gets a lot of walking in the house because she's constantly getting up to see if there's food on her mat. She gets her snuffle mat everyday.
Regularly, she is seeing Dr. Herman for Homeopathy, an animal communicator who also does Reki/energy work and helps her so much with body dysregulation. She's been getting laser and massage approx 1x per month. She sees a holistic-minded vet regularly and has very little wrong with her blood work except for a little kidney decline and a thyroid disorder where she is given Levothyroxine for support.
We've tried Gabapentin with tramadol, tramadol alone and trazadone. Also, various flower remedies and some herbs. We've tried strategies to feed her with a self feeder. That failed. There may be a few other things, but this is what I can recall at this time.
Our vet suggested the drug Anipryl to possibly help with the cognitive issues, in hopes that it would regulate her mood and possibly her sleep some. She's been on it for14 days and we have yet to see a change anywhere. The vet said it may take 6 wks to reach therapeutic levels.
Do you know anything about this drug and if you've seen it be helpful in any way?
Is there anything that will knock her out at night w/o making her feel horrible?
She is so sensitive to drugs. Or a strategy for keeping her up during the day that won't involve massive hours of me engaging in it.
My apologies. This is long and not in the best order. I greatly appreciate any further suggestions.
Sheri & David Silver
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