[Dailydrool] doggie dementia

[Jennifer Martin]

Oh Val!  My heart is breaking for you.  It sounds like it isn't too far
along yet.  Bo still knows who mom is.  Plus, he knows he is supposed to go
to the door to go out even if he isn't actually getting out the door.  I
have had two dogs get like this and it is completely heartbreaking near the
end.  We tried anapril in both of them.  It turned out in Banshee the
dementia was being caused by a brain tumor and the anapril helped to a
certain degree but then she had personality changes because of the tumor.
 In Bubbles, the dementia was being caused by successive strokes and it
didn't work at all.  I would try it.  I have talked to people that said it
made all the difference in the world.  It is hard when they don't know who
you are, who they are, or enjoy any of the things they used to enjoy in
life.  If you can get some of it back or slow down the process with the
anapril, I would.

Jennifer with Beauford, Bugsey and Browyn the Fairy Princess.


On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 6:45 PM, Valerie <vlbzwick at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> I have been reading on the Internet today about doggie dementia.
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> My husband and I are fairly sure that one of our hounds, 10 year old Bo
> (commander of the PBF) is becoming more and more demented. he now sometimes
> walks to a closet and stands there, stuck. he also gets lost in our totally
> fenced yard and calls out for assistance. t first we thought this is
> because he is nearly blind with cataracts, but it seems more than this. He
> is up on and off all night. He has slipped to maybe 50 per cent house
> trained--it is not unusual for him to walk to the doggie door, pause, then
> pee rather then going outside. sometimes he barks for no discernable
> reason. (today he is doing this). he does not appear to be in pain, though
> he is stoic. He still loves to eat, loves all people, likes belly rubs, but
> is not the dog he once was. (But then neither am I the person I was as a
> girl either).
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> My husband says Bo has three thoughts in his brain: Feed me. Where's mom?
> And Gotta pee/poop. today I have made the transition to putting diapers on
> Bo during the day too. It makes me sad to do so, but I think it's time.
> Bo's ulcerative colitis is under good medical control currently though I'm
> sure longtime use of steroids hasn't helped his cognitive acuity. (Better
> than the alternative nonetheless).
>
> so, question--who else is dealing with this? aside from keeping a routine,
> always letting Bo know where I am, ramp to the yard, same love as always,
> is there anything else I can do to help him? has anyone used Anapril? Am I
> missing something? He had a physical in April before his hernia surgery and
> was deemed in good health other than his chronic IBD, which is under
> control. Val
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