 Sleep!
Last night was my second night with Georgia. Let me tell you a bit about her. She is 13 weeks old. At 10 weeks they found an inguinal hernia while she was with the breeder. The vet repaired it and they spayed her at the same time. At her check up, they noticed that through the gap it had pushed through. She was put under again and it was repaired; double stitched internally and externally.
Her activity is obviously restricted because of this. She is in a Richell expandable pet pen (2/3 is her bed/food/toys, the other part is her pee pee pad tray). Last night I put her to bed at 11 and I went at 11:20. She cried for well over an hour. She was up at 5:45 this morning. She wanted out, wasn't hungry. Is there any way to get her to stop barking and sleep? We've tried stop with our hand out during the day and just ignoring her. The pen is huge and there is no way that it will fit in my bedroom.
She doesn't want to be in there, I get that, but until at least her next check up we don't have a choice.
She is not in there 24/7. When Im in the kitchen I block my kitchen entrance way and she is with me then. If Im sitting, shes on my lap and when I go out shes in my vehicle with me in her booster seat.
I get that she wants to be with me but I need to get her on a routine and to sleep when we do. I also understand that shes in a strange environment and misses her parents.
Any advise is appreciated! |