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Introduction
1. Loving a Dog with Dementia: Cricket’s Story
Finding Cricket
The Transfer
Cricket and Gabriel
Training
Three Dogs
What Are These Symptoms?
Cricket’s Diagnosis
2. Does Your Dog Have Dementia?
What’s Going On With My Dog?
Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Defined
Symptoms
Getting a Diagnosis
References
3. Is There a Treatment?
Prescription Drugs
Specially Formulated Diets
Environmental Enrichment
Supporting General Health and Fitness
Supplements
What If My Vet Won’t Prescribe Anything?
Seeing What We Want to See
References
4. How to Help Your Dog: Setting Up Spaces, Routines, and Enrichment
A Safe Space
Tracking Tools
Routines
Enrichment: Use That Brain or Lose It
Routines Versus Enrichment
Changing Your Own Behavior
5. How to Help Your Dog: Specific Challenges
Drinking
Eating
Elimination
Hygiene
Sleeping
Getting Around
Desensitization and Counterconditioning to Handling
Taking Medicine
References
6. Supplies
For Elimination Problems
For Eating and Drinking Problems
For Mobility Problems
For Dogs Who Wander
How to Choose a Dog Bed
7. How to Help Yourself
Empathy Gone Wild: Coping With the Sorrow
Learning About Human Dementia
Staying Organized
Finding Community
Seeking Respite Care
Getting Enough Sleep
Keeping Records and Notes
Planning for the Future
References
8. Quality-of-Life Considerations
Concurrent Diagnoses
Pain
Resources on Pain and Pain Medications
Special Considerations for Large Dogs
References
9. Is the End Near?
Resources for Making a Decision About Euthanasia
Making Your Own Lists
Three Personal Stories
Euthanasia: Before, During, and After
Grief Resources for Humans
Beyond the Grief
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Sharing
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