Mrs Jingle
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Anyone any experience of using meds to help a dog with dementia please? We are all still reeling form losing our beautiful lab less than a month ago at the age of 6 and had no idea we would be very quickly facing losing our little terrier too. Very sad times in this household just now.
Anyway - little terrorist is 13 so not totally shocked at her possible passing. Up until just a month ago she was an absolute live wire - physically flying around everywhere. But weirdly did not even notice her very good friend was missing, and that was the start of a rapid downhill decline, all the usual dementia signs came on very rapidly. Today she went to the vets and we had expected she might not come home she has been so poorly last couple of days. Messing in the house, standing in obscure places and staring into nothingness, walking backwards and not really responding to any of us in anyway - usually her little stumpy is wagging away just looking at us come in the room. Also appeared to have gone almost blind and deaf overnight.
Anyway vet said all bloods and tests and physical tests are 100 percent - physically she is very healthy for her age but she does have late stage dementia . They have given us 2 week of Selgian and vitofyllin. My question please, has anyone had any success using these meds on a dog with dementia? Vets did warn this is only a 2 week window to see if she responds and I accept that and even if they work it will not be a long term solution obviously. But I would love to know of any experience with using these drugs for dementia in dogs and if they helped hwo long were you able to keep your dog going on them? TIA
Anyway - little terrorist is 13 so not totally shocked at her possible passing. Up until just a month ago she was an absolute live wire - physically flying around everywhere. But weirdly did not even notice her very good friend was missing, and that was the start of a rapid downhill decline, all the usual dementia signs came on very rapidly. Today she went to the vets and we had expected she might not come home she has been so poorly last couple of days. Messing in the house, standing in obscure places and staring into nothingness, walking backwards and not really responding to any of us in anyway - usually her little stumpy is wagging away just looking at us come in the room. Also appeared to have gone almost blind and deaf overnight.
Anyway vet said all bloods and tests and physical tests are 100 percent - physically she is very healthy for her age but she does have late stage dementia . They have given us 2 week of Selgian and vitofyllin. My question please, has anyone had any success using these meds on a dog with dementia? Vets did warn this is only a 2 week window to see if she responds and I accept that and even if they work it will not be a long term solution obviously. But I would love to know of any experience with using these drugs for dementia in dogs and if they helped hwo long were you able to keep your dog going on them? TIA
My old girl (13 yr old hound) started to look a bit vacant (well more vacant!!) a couple of months ago - she is starting to slow up and finally looks like an old dog. I think it is probably 'early' old age symptoms for her but I have noticed a very significant difference for her on Aktivait (it's a 