How Vet Behaviorists Help Dogs with Dementia & Their People
Many people don’t know about the existence of veterinary behaviorists, much less how they can help us. I didn’t until I got deep into the dog training world. Vet behaviorists can help dogs with canine cognitive dysfunction and many other problems, and they can help the dogs’ owners a lot as well. Veterinary Behaviorists Are […]
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6 Reasons NOT to Give CBD Oil to Your Dog with Dementia
The plant cannabis, which provides both hemp and marijuana, has a complex chemical makeup. Besides providing many practical products in the hemp form, it contains more than 100 “cannabinoids.” These are psychoactive chemical compounds, i.e., they affect the brain. A major compound is cannabidiol, or CBD. Some people recommend CBD oil for senior dogs. This […]
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Is There Such a Thing As Doggie Alzheimer’s?
Dog owners sometimes refer to their senior dogs as having “doggie Alzheimer’s” but it’s more accurate than most people know. Veterinarians have known about a similar condition, canine cognitive dysfunction, for several decades. A study in 1996 established a relationship between certain behavioral changes in senior dogs with physical brain changes. Some of the behavioral […]
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Stem Cell Procedure Tested as Treatment for Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
Research at the University of Sydney has already helped two senior dogs with dementia and may eventually aid humans with Alzheimer’s disease as well. This novel approach is not based on medication, supplements, or activities. It consists of the following steps: Assessing the dog as a good candidate and pre-testing the dog’s cognition; Taking a […]
