[Dailydrool] Canine Cognitive disorder

[Esther Strom]

Patty,

Was the medication maybe called Anipryl? If so, my parents had good results with their senior hound (12 years), Daisy. It did not reverse her existing cognitive issues, but it did keep it from getting worse so that the last year of her life was much better than it would have been.

Esther, Basil, and Waldo ATB



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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


      
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