Doggie Alzheimer's Disease Responds to Cholodin

A medical condition known as canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS) causes disorientation, confusion, memory loss and personality changes that are very similar to Alzheimer's disease in humans. Canine Cognitive Dysfunction is sometimes referred to as "old dog syndrome", "brain aging", "doggie dementia" or "senility".

Like Alzheimer's disease, the cause of Canine Cognitive Dysfunction is unknown, but physical evidence, found only in autopsies, reveals the same sort of degenerative brain lesions. With age, dogs, like humans, naturally accumulate deposits of beta amyloid, a nerve-damaging protein, in the brain. This starch-like protein builds up, becomes waxy, and forms plaque. As plaque builds up, it clogs the brain and inhibits the transmission of signals from the brain. In both Alzheimer's and Canine Cognitive Dysfunction, excessive senile plaque leads to more severe cognitive impairment.

Symptoms of Doggie Alzheimer’s or CDS:
· Stops responding to his name.
· Forgets once familiar tricks -- May stop responding to even basic commands
· No longer remembers routines
· Stares blankly into space or at walls
· Gets stuck in corners, under furniture or behind furniture
· Engages in repetitive and compulsive disorders
· Paces or wanders aimlessly
· Compulsively walks in circles... around a table or from room to room
· Appears lost or confused, even in familiar surroundings
· Dogs who knew exactly where their yard ended and never crossed the line, wander past the normal boundaries, becoming lost and confused.
· Easily agitated and/or barks for no reason.

Dogs who experience decreased interaction with people....
· No longer greet visitors or even family members
· No longer try to get attention
· No longer care about being petted -- They walk away even when being petted and receiving affection.

Dogs who experience changes in sleep patterns...
· Sleep more during the day
· Sleep less at night
· May wander around instead of sleeping

Dogs with CDS sometimes forget housetraining...
· They have "accidents" indoors... even soon after being outside
· They stop "asking" to go out
· They seem to forget the reason for going outdoors

One product that we have found to help reverse some of the signs of CDS is Cholodin. It is inexpensive it is a non Prescription it works and there are no side effects as with some of the other Prescription products like Anipryl selegilline

Arthritis, joint pain, lameness, and other age-related problems may be linked to the reductions in the body's natural hyaluronan levels. Cholodin and Cholodin-Fel are now available as dietary supplements containing bioavailable hyaluronan.

CHOLODIN is the original choline-loading dietary supplement formulated especially for geriatric dogs and cats, and can be found at Heartland Veterinary Supply.