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Duncanpup

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Mon May 22, 2023, 04:58 AM May 2023

Going to call the vets this morning for Mr Big paws I'm wondering if he has dementia. [View all]

He is fifteen and he still gets around ok I mean he will have moments that we have to help him get up he’s on vetprofin. Yet we’ve all started to notice that he will wonder around the house especially in middle of the night he now is having the occasional accident in the house. He has accident then still goes to back slider to be left out then he stands looking like huh.

Fact is as long as we think he’s not hurting or in pain we would like for him to pass hopefully in his sleep here in his home and not at the vets. So I’m wondering is what I’ll ask his vet about maybe melatonin supplements to help him get back to sleeping at night.

He is such a majestic best guy and has given us so much. I remember the Saturday morning fifteen years ago. We were having breakfast out Liz and i and there was a flyer pure bred golden retriever pups no paperwork $200. Liz said let’s go look we called and this woman said they had two males left I stopped and got cash out ATM.

What a joke let’s go look at a Golden pup fooling each other we both enabled each other especially when it came to animals. Horses a donkey rescue all temporary yea sure.
I even bought a baby pig once yep to raise and slaughter our daughters named him and he started following me around when I’d take care of the horses. He actually followed us all around that hog passed of old age fat and happy.

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Maybe a UTI? LatteLady May 2023 #1
+1 2naSalit May 2023 #9
My dog used vetprofin too. If dog walks in partial circles, that's a sign. Tetrachloride May 2023 #2
Oh wow thank you he does it breaks my heart. Duncanpup May 2023 #3
My dog was 3-8 months after I noticed. Actually i was clueless and didn't know Tetrachloride May 2023 #5
Hugs over your pup and thank you for advice. Duncanpup May 2023 #7
Yes that's what mine did mountain grammy May 2023 #4
Hugs mountain Grammy Duncanpup May 2023 #6
Best of luck to you Mr. big paws, and you, animal lovers are the very best people Walleye May 2023 #8
I'm hoping it's a UTI cate94 May 2023 #10
Sending love and sweet Shalom to Mr Big Paws thatcrowwoman May 2023 #11
My sister's dog lived with doggy dementia for a livetohike May 2023 #12
Our Treeing Walker is about the same age and had the same problem this Winter. paleotn May 2023 #13
Hey thank you I'll ask I called left message Duncanpup May 2023 #14
Sending hugs and vibes for best possible outcome. Some excellent advice here. niyad May 2023 #15
We had that with an elderly cat once RainCaster May 2023 #16
We brought our elderly female rescue cat to the vet - thought she had dementia. lark2 May 2023 #17
on a related note CommonHumanity May 2023 #18
Hugs to Coasta and hugs to you. Duncanpup May 2023 #20
our elderly dog would bark all night long DBoon May 2023 #19
Dunc, maybe put some type of tracker on his collar for when he is outside, in case he wanders irisblue May 2023 #21
Definitely get him to the vet. Had a sweet Lab in the 1990s that started to urinate in his sleep Ziggysmom May 2023 #22
that's a great story. barbtries May 2023 #23
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