1
Q
Example / layman’s terms
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- cognitive dysfunction
- doggy dementia
2
Q
Signalment & potential cause
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- age related cognitive dysfunction
- often seen to be advanced and earlier onset in some pts
- thought to potentially be a natural ageing change in dogs
3
Q
Diagnosis
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- can see evidence for brain atrophy in some dogs on MRI
- but primarily a diagnosis of exclusion
4
Q
treatment
A
- selegeline (monoamine oxidase B inhibitor)
- dietary supplementary: Hills B/D, Aktivait
