Can you give a dog an over the counter sleep aid?

White willow bark extract

This is a natural form of aspirin

Or to be more accurate, aspirin is a synthetic chemical mixture that was developed in an attempt to replicate white willow bark using cheaper materials and to make it available in parts of the world where white willow was not available

You could just use aspirin, but animals do not always respond well to synthetic drugs so it is best to stick with the natural stuff

Do determine the dosage, treat the animal is if it were a child and base the dosage on what you would give a child of the same weight (this is typically one half or as little as one eighth of an adult dosage)

If you plan to make this a regular habit (such as for an animal with Arthritis), be sure to consult a vet for a more accurate dosing regimen