Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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Quote: Tammy Moore
Lori,I don't have any experience with night roaming. I have never thought of my dogs being seniors at 7, but I still call my 15 year old cat "the kitten." Your post got me thinking about age.
It's funny you brought that up because Connie and I have been emailing and she referred to Kasey as geriatric. My heart just fell and I asked her if, at 7, he was really geriatric!!! She said, for a large breed dog, he's at least considered a senior. I told her i'm in denial...
I had a 14 yr old Norwich that went through this but not until he was deaf, blind and incontinent. We spent months of testing and treating but nothing worked.
Otherwise in good health he never could get used to running into things and would bite at anything he walked into. There was no joy at all in his life.
With absolutely no relief found we made the hard decision to have him put down.
My older GDS Thunder will be ten in Jan. Absolute best dog I've had out of many and it will very hard when his time comes.
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Yep dogs aged at 7 yrs. Old.....horses considered aged at 10 yrs. Funny considering the grand prix level( highest level)of dressage most of the horses are 12 plus years old. Even some of the top grand prix jumpers are 10 & older
If the dog tolerates aspirin I'd give him an Ecotrin before bed, before the hours of the day that this begins. While I am familiar with the dementia-type "sundowning" of older dogs and cats I think Kasey is too young for that, unless he's just an unlucky fellow whose mind is aging too fast.
It's my personal experience that this sort of behavior is often pain driven and seems to improve with pain relief. Not all pain can be seen on an Xray. I also find that some sedative medications seem to make a dog feel "out of control" and can make matters worse, though anti-anxiety meds could sure be tried.
I'd try a nonsteroidal antiinflam. given at night first -- and pick one that has no known mental side effects. e.g. Rimadyl makes the Pinker hyper in my experience.
I might try a Bufferin or Ecotrin one night. One pill wont hurt him. See what happens. If it's a huge improvement you could buy something more modern and safer. NO ADVIL OR TYLENOL
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