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senior dog problems
my dog (golden retriver/shetland collie mix) is very old. recently he
has become nocturnal and is deficating in the house both at night and while we are away. what can i do to help him not to do these things? any suggestions/stories would be much appreciated. thanks. |
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Red Mermaid wrote: my dog (golden retriver/shetland collie mix) is very old. recently he has become nocturnal and is deficating in the house both at night and while we are away. what can i do to help him not to do these things? any suggestions/stories would be much appreciated. thanks. Talk to your vet - there are several treatments for canine cognitive dysfunction available. I had one of my dogs on Anipryl towards the end of her life and it helped a lot with her anxiety, housetraining "mistakes," and so on. Other people have reported good experiences with the Science Diet B/D formula. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Bad policies lead to bad results. |
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"Melinda Shore" wrote in message
... In article .com, Red Mermaid wrote: my dog (golden retriver/shetland collie mix) is very old. recently he has become nocturnal and is deficating in the house both at night and while we are away. what can i do to help him not to do these things? any suggestions/stories would be much appreciated. thanks. Talk to your vet - there are several treatments for canine cognitive dysfunction available. I had one of my dogs on Anipryl towards the end of her life and it helped a lot with her anxiety, housetraining "mistakes," and so on. Other people have reported good experiences with the Science Diet B/D formula. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Vivitonin can help too. Chronic liver and kidney failure can cause these symptoms too. Older dogs can't see so well at night so if he had hearing loss as well, he is more lilely to be confused or scared if he has been sleeping and then wakes up in the night. It might help if you keep him in your room at night so you can reassure him or leave a night light for him. Geriatric dogs also feel less confident and become more clingy so he might suffer from seperation anxiety. Alison |
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