Dogs in Berlin: Focus on old four -legged friends!

Dogs in Berlin: Focus on old four -legged friends!

Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Deutschland - A report on the worrying behavior of a 15-year-old bitch was published in Berlin. The bitch's owner described that her dog runs through the apartment disoriented at night. In a Facebook group, she looked for support and suspected that her bitch could suffer from dementia. The community reacted quickly and gave various advice on disorientation in older dogs.

One of the recommendations came from another dog owner who suggested Karsivan, a means that promoted blood circulation in the brain and helped her own bitch. In addition, an employee of a veterinary practice pointed out that disorientation can also be caused by heart problems and recommended a heart check. Further possible assistance included setting up a small night light to offer the dog in the dark in the dark, as well as trying out of various approaches to enable the dog a pleasant retirement, such as berlin-live.de reported.

geriatric vestibular syndrome

In the context of further research into similar incidents, geriatric vestibular syndrome was discovered in dogs that often occurs in older animals. Symptoms include equilibrium disorders, eye roles, vomiting and tremors. This disease is divided into two forms: the rare central vestibular syndrome that affects the brain and the frequent peripheral vestibular syndrome that affects the inner ear. The geriatric vestibular syndrome belongs to the peripheral form, in which disorders of the equilibrium organ in the inner ear can lead to coordination problems, such as karsivan.de explained.

The symptoms can disappear within two weeks of the appropriate treatment, but they vary in severe and expression. The typical signs include keeping the head, fast eye movements, balance and coordination disorders as well as difficulties when getting up or walking. The diagnostics are carried out by an exclusion process, which includes anamnesis, blood tests and imaging procedures. If other diseases are excluded, the probability is high that it is geriatric vestibular syndrome.

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