Feline Dementia
This morning Otis went to sleep falling the wall.
I mentioned on my facebook page that I thought Otis has dementia. He moved and faced the room soon after I took this picture. One of my friends asked about feline dementia. This link has some good information.
http://bit.ly/1G8Rh0v
Otis doesn’t seem to follow a lot of these, but he has been yowling at different times of day & staring off, then coming back to what he was doing. He will eat for a little while, stop then go back when I move it to him. Although, he is beginning to not eat his wet food. And he is sleeping a lot.
I have to give him two hyperthyroid pills a day and it’s a fight. We have to try to balance his quality of life with the need for medicine. I don’t want him to end his life with me forcing meds on him. He is still full of cuddles and love, just getting old.
http://bit.ly/1G8Rh0v
Otis doesn’t seem to follow a lot of these, but he has been yowling at different times of day & staring off, then coming back to what he was doing. He will eat for a little while, stop then go back when I move it to him. Although, he is beginning to not eat his wet food. And he is sleeping a lot.
I have to give him two hyperthyroid pills a day and it’s a fight. We have to try to balance his quality of life with the need for medicine. I don’t want him to end his life with me forcing meds on him. He is still full of cuddles and love, just getting old.
Geriatric pets teach us how to age gracefully. It is one of the many lessons they strive to teach us.
We had a dog with dementia. She would go to the door, but face the hinge instead of the opening of the door and different things like that.
All of these pictures where taken April 22, 2015.
A few minutes later.
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Otis selfie!
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We love to cuddle!
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