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  • magiclight
    magiclight Member Posts: 8,690
    edited December 2021

    Dementia? Had not thought of that. Maybe aging animals realize more vulnerabilities as they become less agile. Or I'm projecting my own state of affairs My Punkin is only 5 and he frightens more easily. The bees and beetles and hummingbirds that buzzzz about send him running to the door. Yesterday while watching a flock of ducks that winter near here take off en masse he darted away.


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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited January 2022

    "Dog dementia, also known as Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD), is a cognitive disorder in dogs associated with effects similar to those of Alzheimer's in humans. It's a condition related to the aging of a dog's brain, which leads to changes in behavior and primarily affects memory, learning, and comprehension."

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited January 2022

    Two of my past dogs had it. Both were going deaf and blind, old age. They went in circles. Constantly. Until they needed a nap, then would start again. Both became incontentent, didn’t seem to be in pain. Don’t rearrange thefurniture and they will be ok. Until they aren’t, and you will know.

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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited January 2022

    Yeah, I have been through it before, but Tipper was 17 when she passed. Dozer is big compared to her, so he is 11/12 years old, I know its coming.


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