Mid afternoon he was crying, so he ate, then up again, wouldn't settle....put him back and plonked Max in with him in the bed. They started a sort of hyper mutual grooming, which ended in a real playfight - paws batting and ears back. That hasn't happened for a long while. Since then, he's had a couple of hours' sleep at last so I had some rest. A curse being a bad sleeper and not able to sleep in the daytime - it's dark enough!
The vet emailed that the vet who knows about Selgian is away until next week so I can start it this week and see, or can wait and he will try to possibly speak to her then. I've asked him to as it's not a drug he uses and it may work, or it may be one of those anti depressants where the only first effects you get for weeks are side effects and the positive (if there is one) takes weeks. I've also asked him to ask about side effects. All we know is that it's a calming agent, not supposed to have major sedative effects like diazepam or anything, but if no good it can be stopped without notice.
Swampy's hyperactivity coincides with cutting his antibiotic dose to 1 a day, which the vet now prefers. It may equally have nothing to do with that though. Just hoping for some more snores. OH has (rashly: he's tired from work, still not yet back) promised a few hours in here tonight to give me 3 hours sleep. His Maxness is sneezing away and Swampy is giving him bath no 5 of the afternoon right now. Long post sorry, but full Swamp-update. thanks for being there for us
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