How to calm my dog down?

ali-t

If your dog is going mad for food could you make him work for it instead of giving him set meals e.g. put it in a kong or a treat ball and it will take him longer to eat but won't give him to many extra calories

Charlie1986

ali-t wrote: »

If your dog is going mad for food could you make him work for it instead of giving him set meals e.g. put it in a kong or a treat ball and it will take him longer to eat but won't give him to many extra calories

We tried the kong but he got so worked up and excited with it that this now actually triggers a seizure . I looked on one of the Canine epilepsy websites and they suggested a bustercube so i'll be looking into getting one of those. He's been sooo much better today, managed to get him out this morning for 2 hours which seems to have knocked him out for the day. He hasn't begged for food all day apart from his tea, bang on the dot at 5.30pm :rolleyes:. I've also donated my dressing gown to him, as i mentioned before this seems to be like a comfort blanket to him and settles him down (only problem is now i'm freezing!).
I've also printed out a chart for recording what times he has his tablets, I need to be more strict with this and set out a 12 hourly routine. I'm also going get him into a routine of having his food at set times and going for a walk at roughly the same times each day. I think part of it has been on my part, being a bit too laid back with him which really hasn't been good enough! My new job also allows me too be at home in the afternoon to take him out which will be better for him.
Thank you for all your help so far, it has definately given me some thinking to do.

Mutter_2

Charlie1986 wrote: »

Can anyone suggest a way to calm my dog down. He's been crying for food since 10am, even after his food he's still crying for it and running up and down, barking at me and pulling the door mat up. I know it's because of his new tablets but this has been going on for 3 weeks now! I took him to the vet before christmas but he just said it was something I would now have to put up with. Seriously though I don't think me or my dog can put up with 11 hours + of this each day.
He's asleep on my fluffy dressing gown at the min as this is the only thing that seems to settle him. He has me up at 4 am every morning wanting more food. I just need some ideas until Monday of what to do, i'm hardly getting any sleep and he seems miserable and quite stressed out. I haven't been able to take him out today because of the snow, he would have me over . Even when he has been out, it makes no difference to how he is behaving.

Epilepsy meds should of course slow the dog down. The meds are working on the brain to do just that. For the first two weeks expect a very sleepy dog.
Why was he given an additional drug if fit free for five months?

I have just seen the post above regarding the kong? Licking on a bone may also trigger a siezure. Some dogs go into a near trance state with a bone.

There is a great site Charlie, USA but you may email them. Tons of info on Meds, loads on feeding etc. The Epi Angels. http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/