My guy is 17. Last of the pack. He walks in slow circles. I moved the bed to the floor. He cant find the door. I would burn everything I own if it would save him. I held and teared up as he just was happy I was holding him. He is slowing on eating. Drinks good and does potty outside. Sleeps a lot but odd hours. I have it all for him. Best boy always.
Same here, luckily she is still going outside to potty, but she licks her bed, gets lost, stares into space, and I just started having to hand feed her. Drinks water good, but drools a bit after, and even spontaneously during the day. Starting some treatments to see if it helps.
Our Schnauzer Brady just turned 15 yrs old last month and we've seen a significant decline and has all the senility signs. He has been the absolute perfect and healthy pup all his life and although I worry a lot about him, he is not in an pain. As of late, he wants to sleep all day and then up and roaming the house all night, has no interest in play and no longer responds to his name. I will find him standing in a corner just staring at the wall and when I go and sit right next to him he will slowly walk away as if he doesn't know who I am. He's been my shadow and demanded scratches and cuddles for so many years..Just thinking and talking about it makes me break down. Hugs to you all that are going through the same thing with your loving pets.
I’m going through the same thing. The scariest thing is when my dog wanders-he recently started wandering down the driveway and doesn’t seem to realize he’s right by the road! My vet thinks it’s his eyesight, but I think it’s dementia, because he doesn’t seem interested in interaction anymore. He’s perfectly healthy otherwise!
"he is not in an pain" yet your next sentence says EXACTLY that your dog is having pain, mental pain, -> "As of late, he wants to sleep all day and then up and roaming the house all night, has no interest in play and no longer responds to his name. I will find him standing in a corner just staring at the wall and when I go and sit right next to him he will slowly walk away as if he doesn't know who I am."
Our old girl is starting to show undeniable signs of cognitive decline, she got confused in the middle of her normal dinner routine tonight and seemed to forget where she was and start wandering around. She remembered once shown her food bowl, but I worry for her mental well-being. I hope we can continue to keep her comfortable.
My rescue chihuahua lily was estimated 12+ years old when we got her. We had her for 5 years when dementia set in. She would sleep a lot, and i would have to hand feed her, including taking care of all her other needs. She only seemed content sleeping next to me on the sofa. I could see how much she would get confused when i would take her outside for a potty break. After doing her business she'd wander off not knowing where she was. Finally after a year i took her to rainbow bridge. I still miss her and think of her often.
I am so sorry you went through that. I understand. My 17 year old Shih Tzu was the same way until he passed. He was put on meds which made him a zombie till I took him off it and patiently took care of his symptoms. My prayers and thoughts go out to you.
@@lizmasi9918 My chihuahua cross Yorkshire Terrier is called Lily too. She is nearly 15 and has dementia symptoms, sleeping a lot, walking into things, walking in circles, crying. She is only settled when she is in my arms. I can’t let her go, my heart is breaking.
My eight-year-old pitbull has been showing all of the symptoms. I took him to the vet and his blood test came back showing perfect health but he has had rapid cognitive decline over the past four months. I’m going to switch him to a whole food diet instead of kibble, give him coconut oil, hemp seed oil, milk thistle and a few other supplements in the appropriate doses. Thank you for this video.
The other thing you didnt mention is deafness, which can really affect an older dog and how they interact with others. We have two elderly dogs, a 15 year-old labrador and a 12 year old corgi, amd both have deafness issues. We now use hand-signals to communicate and try to maintain eye contact as much as possible (we wave our hand down at thier level to say "Come here, lets go" , and put out a hand palm to them, to say "Stop, dont move".) They both have many health issues (heart, lung, back leg weakness, incontinence, anal gland issues, cataracts, physical clumsiness) and require ongoing medications. But the most distressing things is our Labrador Buddy's wandering aimlessly in and out of the house, and the "stick like glue" thing to my husband, following him around constantly. I think it must be canine senility. But we love our old dogs neverthess and will give them the best we can until they have to leave us! Thanks for this video, will subscribe!
Yes my dog is an American Eskimo Spitz and he has Canine Dementia also. Unfortunately he can’t hear or see good but we communicate with hand signals also and it works. Thanks for mentioning this because it really does make a difference.
My beautiful 15 year old Jack Russell Terrier, Oscar, has CCD with his symptoms being: anxiety, pacing, panting, shadowing, crying, howling, and has completely forgotten how to go potty outside. He was just put on Gabapentin (a pain killer with a sedative effect). He has improved with most of the symptoms but still shadows and cries. On top of CCD he has a musical heart murmur (so is on heart and kidney medication) and is blind, and deaf. I know I’m going to have to make the euthanasia decision relatively soon but he still has a voracious appetite, drinks water, poops and pees with ease (albeit in the house), and still enjoys pets for small 5 minute sessions throughout the day, and loves taking his pills in pill pockets! This is why I debate the euthanasia because it still seems there is still some quality of life in my sweet Oscar!!!! Good luck to everyone here! Hug and kiss your doggies if they still let you ❤️🐶
Thank you for clearing some things up. I am so happy to hear this will not kill him. I took my pug to the vet 5 years ago when he started to soil the house and I have taken him to 4-5 vets since. Not one off them would address the problem. I am reluctant to go again, he is 12+ now and I have given him Hemp oil and it has helped a lot. My goal now is to show him the love he has given to me and be there for him.
Hemp oil what strength do you give your dog I am so upset my dog is so different he is 11 years old maybe 12? Anyway please let me know about this. Thank you
Great video my 15 year old staffie got diagnosed with canine dementia about 2 months ago. He has all the symptoms you've mentioned and I've also noticed he has sort of gone back in his head to when I first got him when he was 2. I got him a big biscuit bone for Christmas and the first thing he did was claw at the back door, take it to the top of the garden and Bury it, He hasn't done that for 12 years. The the first month he started with symptoms was really bad, panicking, constantly wanting to go in the garden and would just sit there even in the rain and wouldn't respond to his name when I called him, sleep for an hour or 2 on the night then go to the bottom of stairs crying until someone let him out (I was sadly considering putting him down because it just seemed cruel) but the last month and half he's been alot better. I now sleep downstairs with him and that's helped alot he now usually sleeps through the night, instead of calling his name to get him back inside I've found clapping he responds to well. Started putting a tin of tuna in his bowl for breakfast and walking him in the morning instead of at night. I found walking him at night he's then alot more restless through the night. Being very calm and patient and never rasing my voice to him (before he was diagnosed when he first started not coming in I would think he was just being stubborn so I would shout in a firm voice to try get him to come in but that would make it worse) anyway thanks for the video I watched it as soon as we got back from the vets when he was first diagnosed, Just thought I'd come back to it now :)
I lost my little Shaggy last year because of senility. He was a rescue, so I don't know exactly what his age was, but possibly 12 or 13. I first started seeing it when I would get home from work and he would be outside as far away from the house as he could get, and he would just be staring out past the fence. Blood tests came back with no abnormalities. No medication seemed to work. The real indication was that look in his eyes when he looked at me. I could see he wasn't quite right, like he was ready to go. Also, I have other dogs, and Shaggy was the alpha of the dogs, although he did recognize me as the leader. He would growl at them to keep them in line, but he never tried to bite them.What made me truly realize something was wrong was when the other dogs started fighting him back when he would growl. That was something they never did. That told me for sure that I had to make the decision to let him go. I could not take the chance of either him hurting one of them or one of them hurting him.
My 12 year old King Charles Spaniel is showing all the signs of dementia. Sleeping during the day up at night. Urinating in the house. Staring at walls etc. He appears depressed most of the time. He has mostly stopped barking too. He has had two operations in the past year were the vet removed twenty four teeth. To be honest he has never been the same since. At last his appetite is good...all day looking for more. I have dog nappies that I am putting on him at night. But he has accidents during the day mostly..when we are there.
Thanks! Wish I had discovered this channel earlier. Fez died recently and had most of the signs. He slept all day and walked at night, would eat lying down. One day he needed help standing, but once up he was good. Next day he seemed frustrated that he could not stand at all, immediately to vet. His brain wasn’t communicating with legs. Because he was 17, bichon frisée, I knew the time would be soon and spent all year making him comfortable.
@@Contact_Info His front legs went first that’s why he would eat lying down. The vet tried to get him to stand but he had lost control of all legs. Vet said he was not in pain but his quality of life would not be good. It was extremely painful to put him down.
My baby was 16 and months also a bichon. He had a very rare brain tumor. He had suddenly started to develop dementia. I spent 14 of the best years of my life with him. It was hard to say goodbye. I still love him and always will. 🐩💔💗💗💗
My little dog has all the symptoms of CCD, plus he is deaf now and I think mostly blind. He also has a really bad luxated patella, which has been an issue since he was really young but has gotten much worse. I am more concerned about the pain than I am the dementia....though I must admit, it’s frustrating dealing with the dementia too. He is very restless, paces constantly, falls down and can’t get up, barks and howls at all hours. He is on a few different pain meds, but I don’t think they are all that effective....and I really feel as if I’m being selfish keeping him alive this way. The only symptom he doesn’t have, that I wish he did, is sleeping a lot. Oh how I wish he would take a damn nap a few times a day and give me a break.
I'm sorry he's struggling. If you think it might be nearing the time to let go then this video might help - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t89YSkM-Z2o.html
Thank you for all your info. I took my dog to the vet today. She told me he has beginning signs of Dementia as if she was saying " pass the donuts" AND THAT WAS IT. NOTHING ABOUT TREATMENT😔
So far my dog Bigfoot has a very good mind he is 13 year's old and has a world of health problems but he is hanging in there I'm doing my best to keep him comfortable. I thank you for your videos Dr Alex. you are my favorite vet and channel on RU-vid.
Thank you Dr Alex. I have a 13.5 y/o min pin. He started with CCD like symptoms and prescribed selegiline. I tried it for several months with little improvement. He gets very anxious and tips over his water bowl constantly. He has knocked down several items in my house daily and rearranges the chairs in my house along with pulling at window blinds. He tends to pace as well. He has become very difficult to control. Some days he does very well, even almost back to normal. Then out of the blue, his symptoms return. Just telling you my story.
Omg mine is the same, mini pinch 13.5 years old, she paved in circles non stop, falls from the couch, we have to be very careful, she still recognizes my voice and gets happy with treats, I don't know what's the right thing to do, meds are doing nothing.
@@Magnoliasdiary mine has improved greatly but is now hard of hearing and seeing. Still not on any medications and he turns 16 in October. Hopefully yours improves
@@Offshore1977 she's not improving, the vet gave him meds to see if we could do something and her legs doesn't fail anymore but she keeps spinning to the left all the time, spins really fast until i have to stop her. It's been almost a week with meds.
@@Magnoliasdiary when older dogs spin like that it may be a sign that she may have had a stroke. Nothing you could do except give it time and continue to care for her. There is always a possibility for improvement.
VERY INFORMATIVE. JEST TAKEN MY LABRADOR TO THE VET THIS MORNING FOR 2ND OPINION. SO YES, HE STARTED ACTING CONFUSED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA. BEEN GIVEN SOME SUPPLEMENTS TO HELP HIM RELAX. WE ARE GOING TO START TO ADD SOME MORE ROUTINE ON HIS DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES TO KEEP HIS BRAIN FUNCTIONING AND STIMULATING. THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION.
@@marleylab51 she is about 14. She gets small bouts of energy and sprints up and down the hall. then sleeps soundly. Then wanders the house and yard in the same loop over and over stopping at doors no one is behind. When it gets dark she gets up and down from her spot on the couch softly whining until she finally calms down.
My Mac is 13½ now and he came to me 9 years ago. He had definitely been abused in some ways, because he has always been fearful, takes ages to warm to other dogs, hates change and doesn't cope with being separated from me e.g. staying elsewhere when I was hospitalised. In the last 12/18 months his anxiety has become much worse than it was when I adopted him, he's scared to eat and keeps jumping away from his bowl and looking for danger. He does now have the odd bout of incontinence, sometimes because he can't help it and sometimes, definitely, when he's peeved about something. I'm struggling with watching him being so scared that he has to be attached to me all of the time, it really makes me sad to see this
My 15.5 daschund pees inside while the door to the garden is open. She licks furniture and her paws all day. She keeps me up all night. She also has heart and kidney failure that are getting treated. The nights are so hard but shes still a very happy dog. Im just so so tired.
Great video - I have a rescued Field Gordon Setter who is approx 14 years old. She definitely has this. She is going to the vet tomorrow, we have had her on SAME-e for months and melatonin but neither are cutting it. Time to take a different route.
My dog has recently been diagnosed, but we suspected for about a year or two. I would also add that often there are some behavior changes in them. My boy unfortunately is in advanced stages and we have Decided to euthanize him because his quality of life is not good. He checks off every symptom. He unfortunately has gone back to being afraid of my husband. When we adopted him, he was terrified of men in general. We almost gave him back, but had a great trainer help us understand him. He has lived a great 5 years with us, but unfortunately had a drastic decline when his original owner (our neighbor) died suddenly. We think his depression is what contributed to the sudden decline with the dimentia
My Chihuahua Ben was diagnosed with dementia after he turned 10 last December. (10 years old is considered the age Chihuahua’s become seniors). He is a rescue, rescued from a hoarder with 49 other dogs when he was 5. To make matters worse he’s also blind. We don’t know if he’s been blind since birth or had some accident. What started us believing he has dementia was he ‘forgot’ how to get to the kitchen for his dinner. He just made circles, so I began picking him up to bring him to the kitchen. He does sleep pretty much all day and when his internal clock goes off before dinner he paces and paces. And now climbs. He tries to climb anything and everything so I have to watch him closely so he doesn’t fall and get hurt. He’s forgotten how to play, doesn’t recognize his toys which is distressing. Lately after he eats dinner he goes into hyper drive and paces like a mad man for another 30 minutes to an hour. He wakes me a couple times during the night pacing and trying to climb. Is there anything natural I can give him at night to calm him down? Maybe a CBD product that’s worked for your fur baby’s?
My friend & her dog had a accident: her dog was thrown several feet. As she lays in the hospital for months I took her terminal companion. Doing everything I can to help in his healing making him comfortable until she reclaims him. He barks at the wall.
It's good to know that's it senility and due to her dental situation. When I adopted when she was four she had the teeth of a ten year old because the two families that had her didn't take care of her teeth. I brushed her teeth and gave her bones to chew on, over the last year or two she began losing teeth and still is. Vet says to let them fall out because it would be risky to put her under. I did everything I could, but the vet said if they were that bad when she was four it's not surprising they're falling out now. She turned 12 in January and last month she started acting weird and I knew something was wrong. She started rubbing her face into my leg like how a cat rubs up against you. She loves being outside, but now she wants in or is confused about the backyard. She paces at night and lately is trying to get on beds that are too high for her to get on, she has defecated twice in the house and she never does that, but we also believe her sight is going, and she is sleeping a bit more. We have had her on advanced joint medicine for at least a year when I noticed her having trouble with the outside stairs. She does have a great appetite and is drinking very well.
Reverse like we did with our boy...15 year old daschund. Diet is key We choose homemade options along with grandma lucys artisan rabbit formula. He gets C60 dog supplement and hempworx CBD OIL 😉 ❤️ 🐶 🌱
Thank you for talking through this subject. We have a cross westie/pekingese just turned 14 and identify with a lot of symptoms of this awful disease 😢 he is healthy with a strong heart and seems happy. He has though over the past year started to jerk at the slightest little noise. Can you tell me the reason for this or is this just another systom 🤔
It could be that the disorientation makes noises come as more of a surprise, we also know that underlying pain (such as with arthritis) can cause an increase in noise sensitivity
One of our dogs, a 13-year-old terrier mutt, is now spending hours every night whining for food. He goes back and forth between different people to stare and whimper endlessly. He doesn't show the other signs, but this is different and very aggravating behavior. Given that my mother, who he lives with, is 101 years old and has no short-term memory herself, it can be wearing to deal with.
Im positive my one lovie, Bodhi, has dementia. Mine have All been spoiled w healthy food and hiking. But he has had mobility issues, im currently building him a doggie wheelchair, but I think it's not that. We moved into an RV and are traveling together full time now so I can spend more time together. My issue w that is, im away from our regular vet. I keep in contact, but not all vets are interested in really working w you as you travel. I'll definitely up his antioxidants and try Ginko and will go back and listen to the other recommendations. My other 3 furbabies are all still pretty healthy and active. Everyone is 12. But out walks have changed dramatically and that concerns me for the others. This the wheelchair.
How is she getting on with it? Palliative care is a really important thing to consider that a lot of owners neglect. Well done for taking the time to think carefully about the care you're giving her.
My dog is 15, no diagnosis. She sometimes paces the house 2-3 times a week, all night. She sleeps hard all day and most nights only waking to pee or poo both of which she seldome does in the right places. She has started drinking her pee and eating her poo so I have to catch her when she does it to keep it out of her way. She can barely hear taking a loud noise like thunder to make her notice. She is developing cataracts so is now having trouble seeing and jumps if touched. She still eats well and food is the highlight of her day. She is around 15 y as she was a rescue. What you didn't mention is exhaustion. I am on 24 hrs call and have throat irritation from the urine smell. When she paces I cannot sleep for fear she will get stuck somewhere. She is happy. Never snaps or growls at anything. She recently had pancreatitis but is healthy now. She doesn't keep herself clean and I have to bath her every couple of days because she smells. I need someone to give me an honest assessment. I have tried to include as much info as possible. Thank you for any advice.
I've got a few videos that might help you both: - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_HiIHw8sUdg.html - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DeGnBMeYRy8.html
My Jack Russell rat terrier mix is 20 and been acting strange thank you for making this video i am calling the vet to get uim checked he has all those symptoms he still knows us and is a love bug bit jas all the symptoms hopefully some meds will help or maybe it’s something else ❤🙏🏻
My dog is 15 year old and has dementia,she walks in circles and doesn't know where she is,her vet prescribed her natural medicine but it didn't helped her.I have no idea what to do.
This will be a long post but I really need your help if possible. I have a question about my mother’s dog that is presenting symptoms of senility but is undiagnosed. She started presenting mild symptoms in May of this year and her vet just said it was age. Her mild symptoms were just constant sleeping and avoidance of interaction. We could rule that with age and arthritis because was 11-12 years old. But as of the last month or two, her condition has deteriorated rapidly. She would decrease her eating and drinking, sleep for longer periods of time, and even just sit or lean by the wall and stare blankly. These are all mostly anecdotal from my mom for I no longer live at home. I am currently house sitting for her and I have noticed the following things, her hair is thinning out and falling out, she presents an appetite yet has labored eating, she has had multiple accidents, she has lost 3lbs, which is significant for her since she was previously 10lbs in May, paces at night, gets stuck, and jumps frequently in her sleep. Is it too late for me to help her? I took her to her vet and has done tests all coming back normal except for elevated sodium which he was able to bring down with an IV saline. I do not want to keep prolonging her life if it is too late to help her.
I have a border collie named Zeus he’s 14 he’s a house dog he’s amazing I believe he should’ve left this earth almost 2 years ago with severe hip dysplasia tumors under his belly for the last maybe 10 years he’s happy he plays with toys he likes his food lately I see signs in him that I saw one taking care of my father with Alzheimer’s I’ve been treating sis with CBD oil from honest paws for the last 18 months and I do believe that he’d be gone
My dog has all the symptoms. He is 16 yrs old,deaf and has a collapsing trachea. He recently has been wearing male wraps as he will spend time outside with me but only urinate in the living-room. He paces constantly in a circle and never gives eye contact or kisses like he use to. This is hard because he cannot focus on my sign language being that he is deaf makes it very difficult on top of the dementia. His vet was sent a video and said it is highly likely senility. She advised vitamins like C and E and melatonin. But he's a fighter...all 5 pounds of him. He has always been difficult with meds. I don't want to stress him out either. He is sweet and delicate,he is my life.
My shihtzu is showing signs of this and he is almost 15. He does need a dental but has had underlying Health issues over the years so I have no idea what is best. Does anyone have any advice? Also, I’ve noticed a lot of shihtzus are mentioned in the comments… I wonder if it’s more prevalent?
@@fr33bird.33 how he doing? My shitzu was born in dec 2008 and has been showing signs of dementia over the last year and a half, but got a Lot worse since may/june. He does not have any sign of interaction anymore, just eats, drinks (with help) and sleeps 😔. CBD oil has worked and at least he s sleeping better. He Also takes medication for his pain as he has serious issues with his back legs. We're really struggling these days ☹️
Jayce has quite a few of the symptoms .. she's 15 years old now .. She has physical symptoms with pain as well .. Arthritis and what not .. She is on gabapentin for pain, apoquel for itching and cogentin for arthritis.. Is there a supplement or medication that could help taking note with these other medications? Thank you doctor for your fine videos
My 17 year old yorkie Moose has been struggling with dementia and we believe he has loss his hearing and we noticed he is becoming blind. He has all the symptoms of sleeping in the day and sundowners at night. Eats great. Loves his walks Howe ER we are seeing him decline more and more. I want to try a holistic attempt of medicine what can I try?
The entire modern medical establishment is run largely on greed, sadly. The good/bad news is that most of those who are greedy also are not good at what they do. Good luck finding a good vet/doctor out there.
Hi, Just picked up my 12 yr old maltese from the vet. Jojo,my maltese ,had 3 seizures on Christmas eve,so I brought him in to see the vet and he said that Jojo most probably has dementia. He feels that the seizures triggered the dementia because he did not have any problems before the seizures. After the seizure on Christmas eve ,Jojo started to pace,walk in circles and also what they call head pressing. He would find a corner and just whine and cry. It is so pitiful. Dr.Mike did bloodwork but found nothing significant that would cause a seizure. Dr.Mike prescribed prednisone for 5 days and he said let's see if this meds will do for him. He said if it does not help there are other drugs that he can prescribe. Of course,I am hoping that this drug will help because I really love this little boy. He is only 12 and that is not to old for a small 7 lb. dog.
My brother's dog has dementia. If you let it outside. You have to say come on repeatedly until it's in. Or it will forget coming & bark every 2-3 seconds.
The organisation we got our Romanian rescue dog from recommended CBD oil. He has been on it for quite a few weeks, increasing the dosage from time to time. Each increase seems to help for a while but it doesn't last. Maybe we haven't reached the optimum dose for him yet.
My 17yr old is showing most Signs. Pacing, starting at walls, getting stuck and not knowing how to get out, sleeps more in the day and paces at night. Decreased appetite ( but still eats), she has accidents frequently and I find her laying in her pee. I’m at the point where Im struggling watching her like this. I don’t know what to do. She’s on medication but I don’t see a ton of improvement.
Hi Alex my bulldog has recently become very Barky and sleeps more than normal but not a great deal more … my mum has wondered if it is dementia as he is not always responding to commands . How much or this is bulldog ? And what can you recommend please
My 15 year old lab mix has started having seizures and forgetting how to use the bathroom outside. Our vet has told us we are on a week to week now and it really is a full time job for me. She sleeps most of the day and awake all night. We do give her Tramadol and Ultram that is prescribed due to her arthritis we are having to pick her up continually. I know it’s almost time to make a decision, but her still having a great appetite and drinking is really making that decision hard on us. We have been also trying melatonin but really no luck with that either. Would love to here your advise please. Thank you so much!
I'm sorry you and your dog are going through such a tough time. Tramadol isn't really a great painkiller for dogs with arthritis - you can find out more about it in this video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BENIQm8D5TM.html I also have one on palliative care you might find helpful - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DeGnBMeYRy8.html It's also really important you take care of yourself as caregiver burden can have a serious impact on your health - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_HiIHw8sUdg.html
Hi. My 17 years old shi tzu also has similar symptoms as yours. We have prescribed some medication to ease her back pain and dementia, but she still does yelp heavily when she peed and pooed regardless of the time. Sometimes I don't even have a clue why she still yelps and needs to wake myself up to calm her for long time. It's already been like this for more than a half year, and it affects my life in many ways. My family isn't as supportive as I do, and I'm already at my limit. However, she's still appetite and sometimes she even get calms whole day. I feel very guilty and also feel apologetic to my dog for thinking about this decision. I would like to know what you have decided at last. Thank you.
Hi. Can it be possible to send me the supplements and medication recommended written here. Is that I’m from PR cans cant catch well your recommendations because your accent ☺️. My senior baby boy of 13 1/2 years had become very agresiva since a year. Sleeps a lot. Me going here and there and answers is that I have to understand that senior dogs sleeps more. Last week he began just like for example he eats or needs to pee and just so it anywhere and he was trained going outside or in a pad. Also has taken a spot to be sleeping there a lot. While bathing he was always grumpy but now wants to even bite me. He yes sleeps ok at night. Eats ok but the anxiety, accidents in the house and excess of sleep is a lot. Thanks with all my heart.
sure, it's ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t89YSkM-Z2o.html and I have also done one on palliative care you might find helpful ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DeGnBMeYRy8.html take care of yourself as well as your old dog
Is excessive licking a symptom? Our old Basset has taken to licking everything, especially at nightime. Tables, chairs, blankets. It's really weird. He had an episode a few months ago, almost like a stroke or seizure and at that point he lost his hearing and a large part of his sight. He had some cancers removed, the doctor left one because he was struggling under the anesthesia. He has two more that need to be removed...
Hi Dr. Alex, Joe here from London. We have a 14.5 year old chihuahua who's 1.8 kgs. As of May of 2020 he started to pee in the flat. Our vet ran blood and urine work. All come back clean. Actually his blood work is very good for his age. Since May he started to pace non-stop. His pacing is about 4 hours in the morning 6-11am and then sleeps. Wakes up at 5pm for dinner and then again paces until 11p and then sleeps. His appetite is strong and loves his food. He is less affectionate, unresponsive to his name as before, walks in circles and at times and not frequently would just stare at a door or wall. Vet prescribed Selgian. We tried that for 25 days and saw no improvement. I don't understand why Selgian would be prescribed as it functions to boost blood into the system thus making the dog more active, how would that help with the pacing? Here we are now in October of 2020 and I failed him, I failed him by not being able to help him further or at least minimize this for him. He's very healthy otherwise per the blood work minus a cataract in his left eye that we decided not to operate on due to age as recommended by an Ophthalmologist. He's not taking any supplements currently. I read that herbals such as Gotu Kola and Bacopa have helped others. Please let me know what else would you suggest I should consider. I am desperate here.
Hi Joe, sorry to read your dog is struggling. the medications proposed for dementia help by increasing the flow of blood and so nutrient delivery to the brain, the idea being to help optimise the health of the neurons that are working well. hopefully in the future we will have more effective treatments because at the moment the options really are hit and miss and in advanced cases unfortunately often do not have much of an impact
My chihuahua has episodes she will have several days at a time where she stands like a statue for hours not responding to me. She acts like she is terrified of me and wont let me come near her , she will stand behind something with her head hidden. This lasts for several days. Then she is fine again but still sometimes urinates on the sofa or my bed even though the door is always open. She is a rescue who they think is around 12 can this be dementia?
My 15 yr old pit has been staring at nothing the last few months now she stands behind the couch for 10 to 20 mins and is waking up and walking in circles or just standing also she is peeing on herself in her sleep sometimes I will be calling our vet
Thank you for your video. My dog(14) has serious separation anxiety. "BUT when i am with him, he is perfectly normal. No symptoms of dementia." One thing peculiar is that he stares at mirrors very frequently. My vet told me that dementia is suspected because of high level of anxiety and irritability for circumstance change. Is there any possibility that is is only a serious separation anxiety not dementia?? Selegiline doesn't help 😰
@@OurPetsHealth I checked on her and she has 2 big lumps on her stomach area they have been getting bigger it feels like a rock, I think its tumors and she might have to be put down....
My dog is 6 yrs old and the past 6 months he has gotten worse a sudden awake pacing and panting from 1 am to 5 am stares at the wall drools sometimes and blood drips from his nose only happened 2 times. Took him to the vet and they said blood work came back normal, extra looked good. They prescribed him xanax, gaba, and trazodone not all at once but different times and lasted only 2 hours and went on doing the same. Gave him cbd which last up to 4 hours but went back doing same. Any suggestions PLEASE!!
I have old 15 year old female peckingese/pug mix named Miami and I think she has Canine Cognitive Dysfunction. She is barking at nothing. And she is also losing her eye sight. We give her eyedrops. Her sister Aliza only barks for attention, not at nothing.
Idk if this acc is too active anymore but my Chihuahua (roughly 13 years old I would say) i was quite young when we got him. Last night he began acting a little funny, started bobbing his little head and can't sit up straight anymore :( he didn't sleep at all last night and ran around for the most part of the night. He's barked once at nothing and stares off into the distance as if he's watching something but nothing is there! My mother is taking it horribly and I would like to know your thoughts on my situation? Thank you :/
If there has been a sudden change then it would be a good idea to get him checked over. Dementia tends to come on very gradually so it's more likely something else is going on.
My dog, Sadie, just turned 13 in October and about two and a half weeks ago she started to get the shakes and seemed disoriented at times. She paced around in circles or walked aimlessly around the house. Then I noticed her front paws would slide apart when she was standing at times. We took her to the vet and the vet said it appeared to be arthritis and possibly CCD. Sadie did not react well to two different pain medications so I bought some CBD oil and that seems to be helping. She wasn't interested in eating before the CBD oil but now she is doing much better in that department. She's also sleeping better at night and we took her off the pain meds. She's only been on the CBD oil for about a week and she still has not improved as far as her ability to walk and she still paces around the house a lot and appear anxious at times. She also seems to twitch almost constantly in different places on her body. What concerns me is that I've read up on CCD and apparently it comes on very gradually but with Sadie it came on literally overnight. Is that common or am I wrong? And, is it your experience that different dogs react differently to how quickly the CBD oil takes effect? I appreciate anything you can say to help me get my friend back to a more normal functioning level.
I'm sorry to hear about Sadie. You're right that it normally comes on slowly, but it can be almost unnoticeable to begin with and so appear more sudden. It could also be that there was something that triggered a more rapid decline which I know from personal experience can happen in people. I have no personal experience with CBD oil, but with any intervention for this condition, the changes within the brain are going to take some time to be altered and I would expect anything is going to take several weeks to a few months to have a full effect. I hope she goes on to improve more
i take my oldboy to the vet and all they want is over £100 to see him i tell them i would have to pay in instalments o it has to be in one payment i know he cant see and he has alzheimer's but he is still my boy after having dogs for over 40 years working and home pets its still hard and my vets only want money
Watched the video and it’s so hard to tell. My father passed away a year ago and since then my dogs been acting very strange. I’ve taken him to the doctor and they’ve ran tests for kidney stones and urine infection and found nothing. He’s mainly peeing around the house much more frequently and he doesn’t always smell his food so accurately. He also stairs at walls occasionally but it’s hard to tell because he does it when he goes to corners more so. Less activity as well but the doctor seems to think it’s depression. I just don’t know what it is but hopefully I get answers soon:(
Totally disagree that a dog with senility can be easily be distracted from pacing. So many misspellings of words in the caption as to make the video pretty useless.
Have a 17 year old chihuahua he doesn’t have any serious symptoms yet the best way to describe it is like comparing him to joe Biden I feel like he doesnt know where he is half of the time
My dog is showing these signs. However, I think pain had a lot to do with hit. He wanders and doesn't seem to bark but idk, pain meds from the vet helped him, especially if cancer. Find a vet who isn't afraid to help with antionflammatory and oain meds. Rimadyl for anti inflammatory prostate cancer helped him stop bleed every 10 to 12 hours.
I found out this was the issue with my dog. It couldn’t be helped. He was so far gone that we couldn’t even get a leash on him to take him to the vet without being attacked, sedatives wouldn’t even calm him. He was so sick and we could tell he was suffering so we made a very tough choice. I wish these options would have worked.
