Tag: CushingDiseaseInDogs
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Is Your Dog Not the Same as Before? How to Tell the Difference Between Normal Aging and Danger Signals in Senior Dogs
1. Increased sleep and decreased activity in senior dogs are perfectly natural physical aging responses to conserve energy and recover from fatigue. 2. Sensory decline (hearing and vision) is also a gradual aging process. However, behaviors like completely losing a sense of direction or getting trapped in corners should raise suspicions of a brain disorder,…
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Do Dogs and Cats Lie? Learned Malingering and Veterinary Differential Diagnosis
1. Conditioned Response: They cannot tell moral lies, but it is a “positive reinforcement” learning process that recreates the successful memory of when your love and treats poured out after they acted sick. 2. Differentiating Limping: If they drag their leg even when given treats or watched from afar, or feel pain when touched, suspect…