1, changes in behavior and demeanor (1) dementia in dogs and humans, dogs are also likely to have symptoms of dementia due to brain degeneration. At first, you will find the dog in the room without a purpose around, inexplicably howling in the middle of the night, peeing and other situations. As they get older, the dementia will get worse, such as not being able to distinguish their owners or not understanding their own names. (2) The degradation of sensory functions can also cause problems with bones and joints, and combined with the decline in physical strength, the combination of factors that make dogs in their senior years less mobile than before. For example, they do not want to go for a walk, they need to pull the leash before they are willing to walk, they become a little slow to sit and stand up, they do not react when they are touched, etc. These are some of the symptoms of dogs becoming slow. 2, defecation habits change (1) appears to be a mess, constipation because of dementia, so that the dog has forgotten where to poop is right. In addition, dogs will become sleepy when they get older, after lying down for a long time, there is a bad impact on the intestinal peristalsis, so there will be constipation, if the situation is serious, we must quickly seek medical attention. (2) Leakage of urine, urine messy urine after getting older, the kidney function is not good, dogs will become fond of drinking water, drinking too much water will naturally frequent urination. In fact, even dogs that usually have good urination and defecation habits may have urine leakage in their senior years. This is because the muscles of the bladder become weak, plus the movement becomes slow, making it too late for the dog to pee at a fixed point, or because the dog forgets to pee at a fixed point due to dementia.
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