Dog distressed at night

Laurel10

Our six year old cavachon has always slept happily in his basket in the kitchen until this week.

Within minutes of us going to bed he is now scratching at the kitchen door. We have checked that he doesn't need to go outside, we have put a light on, left the radio on low. No success. We then opened the kitchen door and let him roam around downstairs. This helped for one night. He is now scratching at the stair gate and other interior doors. He is getting completely worked up.

I don't want to let him upstairs as from previous experience I know that he doesn't stay still and you can hear him on the wooden floors going from room to room.

Any ideas on how we reduce his distress,calm him and let the family get some sleep

spurious

Would there be a mouse upsetting him?

Rommie

Has anything changed recently? Is he getting less exercise, change in diet, change in the household or anything? You'd be surprised how much something tiny could upset their routine

DBB

I have to throw this out there... all unusual and sudden changes in behaviour, particularly if there's no obvious cause, should be investigated by your vet, preferably with blood tests etc. Sudden and unexplained behavioural changes very often happen as a result of an underlying (and subtle) medical condition.