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The following questionnaire is designed to evaluate the possible changes in the behavior and mental activity of your patient or your dog due to ageing. Please, describe only what you have seen in the last 6 months.

DISORIENTATION

Stares intently where there is nothing visible

Does not remember its way back home

Gets stuck behind objects or furniture

Stays on the wrong side of the door

Does not respond to certain stimuli to which it used to respond (for example, doorbell)

Does not give any signal when it wants to go out

Dog

SLEEP-WAKE CYCLES

Walks during the night (without an obvious reason), when it did not used to do this

Vocalises (barks, whines) during the night (without an obvious reason), when it did not use to do this

Dog

SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Does not recognise familiar people

Does not recognise familiar animals

Shows more signs of fear or aggression towards people and/or other dogs than it used to

Dog

LEARNING AND MEMORY

Urinates and/or defecates in new (inappropriate) places (when it did not use to do it)

Finds it difcult to respond to previously learned commands

Dog

ACTIVITY LEVEL

Is less active or playful than it used to be

Shows repetitive behaviours (chases own tail, snaps at ‘invisible’ flies, etc.)

Walks without obvious purpose

Dog

ANXIETY

Shows more signs of anxiety when separated from its owners than before (main signs of anxiety are shaking, shivering or trembling, excessive salivation, restlessness/agitation/pacing, whining, loss of appetite)

Dog

DIETARY RECOMMENDATION*

Once this form is completed, your veterinarian will help you to interpret the results and to establish the most adequate management strategy for your dog, if needed.

TOTAL SCORE:

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0 - 7
Normal Ageing

8 - 40
Mild cognitive impairment

41 - 69
Severe cognitive impairment

Product

ProPlan Neurocare

Product

PURINA® PRO PLAN® - ACTI-PROTECT™ Adult 7+

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*Modied from Landsberg G, Mad’ari A, Zika N 2017. Canine and Feline Dementia. Molecular basis, diagnostic and therapy. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.
Le Brech, S. et al. 2022. Evaluation of Two Practical Tools to Assess Cognitive Impairment in Aged Dogs. Animals, 12(24), 3538

1CAWEC is an organization formed by graduates of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioral Medicine.It is part of the Animal Welfare group of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)