Old dog up all night
I’m not sure what to do. For the past 3 weeks, our almost 13 year old boxer pit has been keeping us up all night. All he does is scratch at walls, pace, dig at the floor, etc. He has arthritis and anxiety and has been medicated for both for years. Once this started, our vet prescribed us an additional pain med and trazodone. Nothing has worked. Once my husband and I get up to get ready for work, he’s fine, albeit still an old dog. We feel bad euthanizing simply because we’re exhausted and need sleep, but we obviously cannot live like this being up every hour for the long term. We also have a 2 year old son that occasionally wakes up in the night.
Has anyone done anything environmental or routine wise to help with this when medication has failed?