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Informative
Dog
Dementia
We all want our dogs to live long, full lives, but a
dog’s senior years can present challenges. More
frequent naps are no surprise, but aging dogs may
deal with more serious conditions, such as chronic
kidney disease or hearing loss. Physical decline isn’t
the only concern in older dogs. What about your
dog’s cognitive abilities? Can dogs get dementia?
Unfortunately, dog dementia impacts many older
dogs, and it’s basically the dog equivalent of
Alzheimer’s disease in humans.
Text written by: S. Giblet, Photographs provided by: M. Svec, A. Tumova
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