Sleep

[blithe spirit]

How much sleep do you get a day..in general?

Do you nap regularly or just occasionally?

Do you have a bedtime schedule you try to keep? or whenever?

A wakeup time...or whenever?

I've been so scheduled to my work for years, always up at 6 and to bed by 11 or so...I really don't need to keep those hours anymore...has been a habit though..

Just wondering?

[ProblemAgain]

absolutely NOT! human meds can be toxic to dogs. many of those lead to liver failure

your best bet is to get some tramadol or rimadyl from the vet.

[Wayne Goodwin]

Didn't know that , sorry .

[Snagg]

We have our GSD on it; He's almost 11, and the hip dysplasia that plagues GSD's is starting to kick in with him.

It's strong stuff - Considered a controlled substance. Prescription very necessary.

[crestofwaves]

I have doggy tramadol here just in case.  My dog has limped, but since I started daily glucosamine , she is much better.  Her advantange is the she is not heavy--about forty pounds only, so I think that's why it works for her joints. And still, some days she pulls this or hurts that, and a tramadol at least calms her down a bit. She is ansty, runs, and that's what causes the problems.

[Karin M Fichtner]

Wayne, on my vet's instructions, he gets a baby aspirin twice a day. It helps, but his hind quarters just aren't as strong as they used to be. She also gave him a prescription for tramadol for particularly bad days. I sure hope they help him more than they did me; the bottle my dr gave me for my arthritis is sitting in my medicine cabinet. M & M's would do as much good. I don't know how I'm going to get him to the vet once he can't jump into the truck anymore. As it is...if the truck isn't up next to a curb, he can't jump in. I know how he feels; there will come a day when I can't get into that truck. I sure miss my Corolla.

[crestofwaves]

Two people would have to do it, Karin, with a blanket as a sling.  My husband used to fold up my big dog's back legs under him somehow to push him into the car when he was having a difficult time.

[carrie cavanaugh]

I try to be in bed by 10.   I usually get up with my husband at 4am, we walk the dog, he heads off to work and after my daughter leaves for school I will take a nap (winter)  It's easier to stay awake in the summer.  Sometimes I have been in bed by 8.  It just depends on what my body is telling me.