The pet sleep blend
The night version of the pet formula: the same five remedies with White Chestnut added, for the preoccupied, fixated restlessness of an animal that cannot switch off. Alcohol free, like everything made for animals.
The six inside, and why each is there
Six remedies, and the profiles below are written for people. Owners recognize their animals in them anyway, which is the whole trick of using the system for pets.
White ChestnutThe one added for night. For the preoccupied, fixated animal that cannot seem to let something go and settle.Check price on Amazon(opens on Amazon in a new tab)
Rock RoseFor the nights after a fright, when the fireworks are over but the dog has not agreed they are over.Check price on Amazon(opens on Amazon in a new tab)
ImpatiensFor pacing, circling and resettling, the animal that lies down eleven times and stays down none of them.Check price on Amazon(opens on Amazon in a new tab)
ClematisFor the dozy but unsettled state that never becomes proper sleep.Check price on Amazon(opens on Amazon in a new tab)
Star of BethlehemFor first nights somewhere new, when everything that smelled familiar is suddenly gone.Check price on Amazon(opens on Amazon in a new tab)
Cherry PlumFor night panic, the crying, scratching and chewing of an animal left alone with it.Check price on Amazon(opens on Amazon in a new tab)
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When people reach for it
- A puppy or kitten's first nights away from the litter
- Pacing, whining or circling that starts when the lights go out
- The nights after fireworks, a move, or a stay at the kennels
- An older animal that has started finding night confusing
- You need the sleep too, which is allowed to be part of it
How to take it
Four drops on a treat at bedtime, in the evening water, or rubbed into the paws or ears as you settle them, and again in the night if it all starts up. The dose is the same for every size of animal.
For a new arrival, give it as part of the bedtime routine for the first week or two while the settling happens. The blend sits alongside the warm crate and the ticking clock, never instead of them.
The pets guide covers giving remedies to animals in full, stories included.
The ready made makes
Rescue Pet Sleep is Nelsons' night version of the pet formula, the same five remedies with White Chestnut added, in the same vegetable glycerin base with no alcohol. It is the pet counterpart of Rescue Sleep, and the reasoning is identical: the night problem is usually a head that will not switch off.
- Rescue Pet SleepNelsons, glycerin based with no alcohol
Common questions
Will it sedate my dog?
No, and Nelsons say the same on the label. The remedies are not sedatives and there is nothing in the bottle that acts on the body that way. The tradition is that they work on the mood doing the pacing, which is why a settled animal on them is simply a settled animal, not a drowsy one.
How is this different from the regular pet formula?
One remedy. Rescue Pet Sleep adds White Chestnut, the remedy for the preoccupied, looping kind of restlessness, to the standard five. For a sudden fright, the regular formula is the one to reach for. For the animal that cannot switch off at night, this is the closer match.
What about a puppy crying at night?
First nights away from the litter are genuinely hard, and some crying is part of how a puppy settles into a new world. Owners give four drops on a bedtime treat through the first week or two, alongside the warm bed near your room and the routine that does most of the real work. Star of Bethlehem is the remedy in the mix carrying those first nights.
Can I use it for a cat that races around at 3am?
You can, though be honest with yourself about which cat you have. Night zoomies in a young cat are usually a bored hunter keeping hunter's hours, which is a scheduling problem more than a mood. The blend earns its place with the anxious night pacer, the new arrival, and the older cat that has started crying at night.
Choosing for an animal works the same way
Match the remedy to the mood you can see rather than to the event. The profiles are written for people, but owners recognize their animals in them all the time, and the seven groups make the browsing quick.
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