I found out today that Hoots has a cancerous growth on his back leg, and Bon has a cancerous growth on her jaw, plus she has a heart murmur. I'd had a gut feeling something was wrong when Bon, who has been a humming bird her entire life started sleeping more, and what I thought was just another large fatty lump on Hoots, appeared to be bothering him.

Hoots has been incontinent for a while, I just put down lots of incontinence sheets for the four hours in the morning, and the four in the afternoon I'm at work. I always come home for lunch, and he pees between 2-3 times every a.m. and 3-4 times every p.m. He goes through the night no problem, and when I'm home evenings and weekends, I jump up to let him out every time he gets off his bed.

There is now a problem with him getting on and off the sofa pretty much every five minutes when he doesn't need a pee - I think it's possibly exasserbated by the dementia, it's almost obsessive - but he disturbs Bon, who needs peace and quiet. I can't separate them because they've slept together since they were pups, and would fret if I split them up.

I've tried natural calmer remedies, the chamomile/passiflora/hawthorn blends mostly when Bon developed separation anxiety, and it didn't help, so I've been looking at all treatments to help Hootie to relax, during the day so Bon can get some sleep, and I found several discussions about a product called Melacutin, which among other things helps with old dog night time restlessness. I haven't found anything to contraindicate with the Pardale V they've been given, but what I would like is any opinions on this as a day time calmer, or if any other natural alternatives to sedatives could be recommended.

Thank you

I can't comment on the drugs you described because they are ones I have never used.

I have found pain to be a thing that can contribute to restlessness and anxiety, and a dog who wants to walk in the night, maybe hoping to walk away from the pain. You know yourself how a little ache in the afternoon can be so much worse in the evening when you try to fall asleep.

I'd suggest some analgesic given at night, before bed.

I've heard good things from people who've use CBD oil for dogs- it helps with lots of things like pain and anxiety, and is natural. It does not have the thc that marijuana has, so don't worry about that.

Also, I have used corn silk for several female dogs with incontinence very effectively. Not sure how it would work for a male, but might also be worth a try.

Best of luck!!!

Hello Betty

The vet offered meloxicam, but the couple of times he's had it, it's always given him an upset stomach, so I asked her about the Pardale V which I've used for the Boerboels in the past when they had leg pain, and they had good results with.

Because of the 8/400 codeine to paracetamol dose, she said they can only licence for five days, but given his age and condition, they might be able to extend. He can have 1 1/2 tabs every eight hours, so I'll see how he is in five days.

Thank you for the quick reply, Betty.

Is this the spec you've seen for dogs?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hemp-Oil-Pets-20ml-250mg/dp/B07BCGYC9Z/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1522916082&sr=8-2&keywords=cbd+oil+for+dogs

On a really quick search here in the UK, there are a lot of this product for people, but not many specifically as a pet blend, and I'm guessing the doses would be quite different??

Thanks, Kelly

Tracey, I'm no expert, but I would say just be sure to do your research and understand the difference between hemp oil and CBD oil. They are not the same thing.

I googled that question, and every single website I clicked on, my UK mobile carrier shut it down, or re-routed to its own website to say I was attempting to access possibly illegal content! The funny thing is, I went onto Amazon and could buy it from various outlets

I will speak to my sister and brother in law about it too, as they are holistic practitioners and will probably know someone who can let me have some additional info.

Thanks, Cheri