[westy3000]

My Cocker Spaniel is 2 years old now. He was diagnosed with Epilepsy last september and since then his behaviour has changed greatly.

Some of it we believe is connected to his medication, however his current issue is that he wakes at 2am padding about and nine times out of ten decides to go toilet on the floor. He then wakes at 4am and wines, squeeks and barks.

Does anybody have any suggestions on how to stop this behaviour as the lack of sleep is seriously effecting my wife and I's heath.

[lange]

Hi. I'm sorry you haven't received any help. I think, & maybe others on here think the same, that this is probably not behavioral but is caused by his illness and/or medications.

Is the medication causing him to drink more often? Could it be possible that he just can't handle his stomach being full right now?
My dog, Kuma, who was completely house trained by 3 months of age, has occasionally had accidents when she's not been feeling her best. From what I can tell, she becomes more thirsty. When she's under the weather I keep a better schedule of her dinner & drinks at night. Plus I give her a later potty break before bedtime.

[goldie]

Have you tried speaking to the vet?

[Lunareclipse]

Luna did the same thing. She had to be retrained to go out every time she had seizures. She also went in the house up to two days before she had her seizures. You have to understand that there is a problem in your dog's brain. You dog will have trouble making connections that is fairly easy for other dogs to make. Every time Luna had a seizure she had a harder and harder time making the right decisions. You dog may go in the house for the rest of it's life. I know Luna always went in the house right around the time she was about to have a seizure. Just clean it up and enjoy what time you have with your dog. Luna only lived to be 2 1/2 years old with epilepsy. Some can live quite a long time with it. But a lot don't. I know you may be frustrated, but that may be something you will have to overcome and it may have to become a daily chore for you like doing the dishes or laundry. Can you put down some puppy pads in the kitchen? That might help some. It didn't help my dog. She pooped and then walked through it repeatedly. But if your dog isn't walking through it, puppy pads might be the way to go.