Deputy my 75lb mixed breed was diagnosed last January with Canine Cognitive Dysfunction. We tried Anipryl with no results and he appears to have "plateaued" in regards to symptoms for now.
His symptoms:
*He has moments where he spaces out and then his little light bulb clicks on and he remembers what he was going to do.
*For the past two years (even before diagnosis) he would randomly loose 4lbs-7lbs. With no change in diet or exercise.
*He had a spell of random circling and yipping that went away with a steroid and pain meds. Xrays where clear.
*He barks more then ever before.
*I exercise all 4 dogs in one 3 acre pasture. He has been in there since the day I got him. He dug under the fence (hard to do with our rocky soil) and escaped twice, behaviors he had never done before.
*He also (thankfully has stopped) started door darting and running for the hills. Safe to say he is no longer allowed anywhere outside of the house off leash.
The vet has done thorough exams on him, twice. He checked his blood, urine, stool and palpated/checked the whole length of him.
His symptoms:
*He has moments where he spaces out and then his little light bulb clicks on and he remembers what he was going to do.
*For the past two years (even before diagnosis) he would randomly loose 4lbs-7lbs. With no change in diet or exercise.
*He had a spell of random circling and yipping that went away with a steroid and pain meds. Xrays where clear.
*He barks more then ever before.
*I exercise all 4 dogs in one 3 acre pasture. He has been in there since the day I got him. He dug under the fence (hard to do with our rocky soil) and escaped twice, behaviors he had never done before.
*He also (thankfully has stopped) started door darting and running for the hills. Safe to say he is no longer allowed anywhere outside of the house off leash.
The vet has done thorough exams on him, twice. He checked his blood, urine, stool and palpated/checked the whole length of him.