Casey - new odd behavior - dementia?

[Queen of Poop]

My 15 year old border collie (Sasha) gets up and wanders a bit each night too. I chalk it up to her arthritis and that she needs to get up and move every once in a while.

Although I am also concerned she's a little "out there" some days when she just stands staring off into the distance at nothing.

As your vet said, and others here, don't panic. Is she on any meds that might be upsetting her tummy? Sasha is so she gets not one but two different tummy soothing meds each day.

Take it one day at a time. It's tough with senior doggers for sure.

[happylabs]

Thanks everyone. I did talk to my vet yesterday and he told me to give her Pepcid AC twice a day for the stomach issue, giving her cooked hamburg and rice only until the end of the week and call him on Thursday. She seems perkier this evening. She was sound asleep on the couch when I got home from work. I do worry about her because I am away for the day at the office and it is difficult for me to get home and check on her at lunch.

She is wagging her tail this evening and begging me for my food which I cannot give her. I am trying to interact with her more. She isn't really interested in her stuffed toys any more. She probably cannot hear the squeakers.

[Asiel]

That sounds like good news Happy Labs. Going deaf doesn't seem to bother dogs as they can pick up cues from hand signals. Even if they do go blind they adapt very well, just don't change the furniture around so they will know by instinct where they are. I think when the time does come you won't have to ask about it, you will automatically know. Hope things keep going uphill for both of you.