For about a month now my coworkers Black Lab (Phantom) has not been feeling well. He has Cushions Disease and has been on that medication for about 6 months. Phantom is 10 years old. It all started when Phantom around August 1st wouldn’t eat. She also noticed his stool was lose. She took him to the vet where 2 rounds of blood work showed nothing. She then had x-ray’s done to check his organs or see if there were any objects. They noticed an enlarged spleen, but sometimes dogs just have a large spleen. So it was off for an ultrasound to look at the spleen. The ultrasound showed nothing, but they thought maybe it could be IBD (Irritable Bowel Disorder). So the vet had quite the pickle since the medication for IBD would cancel out his Cushions Disease medication. The vet made some calls to other vets since she never had a dog that had Cushions Disease AND IBD. So, the vet found a medication solution. Needless to say it did not improve the dogs health. Mind you, the dog is still eating little to nothing. Then my coworker noticed that when a hotdog fell on the floor in 1 large link, he wouldn’t touch it. She cut it into a very small piece and he ate it in a heartbeat. She thought maybe something was wrong with his teeth. So, it was back to the vet. They x-rayed his mouth and it showed 3 very bad teeth. So, the dog was knocked out on 8/27 and the 3 teeth were taken out. It’s been 1 week and the dog still will not eat. She has tried serving him everything from chicken broth, baby food, rice, chicken even throwing down a McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger! N O T H I N G !! She has noticed that the dog is roaming the house more than before and is going into rooms he never frequents. He stopped in a door way and looked like he was stuck, but he wasn’t. He slept on a pile of shoes yesterday. There was vomit in the house yesterday, but she has another dog and it could be the other dog or Phantom. She’s at her wits end and has no idea what else to do. It has been an expensive month and she doesn’t know what to do next.
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It sounds like he may have Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS). Those symptoms are very similar to things that Lucy had and things that she did. The confusion, getting "stuck" or "lost" and just general weirdness. Some dogs show a lot of improvement on selegline (or the brand name is Anipryl), although Lucy wasn't one of them. Nita's Maggie did well on it and another forum member is trying it with her old Cocker. Ultimately, getting old sucks.
Here's an article that runs down a lot of the symptoms and what the disorder is:
http://www.holisticvetpetcare.com/cogni ... ndrome.htm |
Thank you so much! I have sent it to her. I think the "getting lost" and "stuck" could be the dog being deliusional from not eating.
The vet is going to give Phantom pepcid and then on Saturday Pretzinone (sp?). The vet said if no signs of improvement show by Monday she may want to consider putting the dog down. I have sent her the info you provided to me and she is seeing the vet in an hour to get the pepcid. She's going to see what the doctor thinks. |
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I'd also try sardines, mackerel or salmon.
One of these smelly foods might encourage him to eat a little.
Hugs to the big guy. |
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