[Dailydrool] Canine Cognitive disorder

[Patty Crawford]

HI All
      I been lurking for awhile because life has been busy. But I'm having a life altering change in the house with Gus. He will be 15 on the 4Th of Oct. Starting last Thursday he started to have what I could only explain as panic attracts. Panting and pacing looking lost. He would go out in my very small back yard and lay or sit in a very small patch a pea gravel and just stay there till I went out and get him. On Friday he and Tallulah spent the day at Aunt Joni's and seemed to be OK but when I got him home it started up again this time I had to block the stairs so he couldn't go down to the dog door because he just wouldn't stay in and it was raining. Sat AM I was to leave him and T at home while I worked but he woke in such a panic i just couldn't leave him at home in fear he would go out and not come back in during the thunder and rain we got that day. So I took him to Joni's and she kept him for me for supervision. He had the same reactions for her
 to.
      I took him to the vet man yesterday to find out that physically he's good (x-ray and blood work will be back on Tues) but they are almost sure that he has canine cognitive disorder (Doggie Alzheimer). Vet man who I love and trust wants to put Gus on a med for it. What I looking for is some guidance, Has anyone used this med (I don't remember the name)
or have dealt with a hound with this problem. 
     I going to try to get Gus into the naturapathic vet this week for and eval. to go that route vs traditional meds.
     It has been a long weekend in the Crawford house hold (Thomas Too)
Send us some healing drool Please.
And healing Drool to all who need it

Patty Crawford

Gus http://www.dogster.com/dogs/742885
Tallulah  http://www.dogster.com/dogs/742936