Living with a cat with dementia

[NPBlue]

Cats are weird.

They spend hours hiding in bushes, and when the only vehicle all day is passing, they'll run out in the road and 'splat'.

Not only are they weird, they are monumentally stupid.

 

[Tbilisi]

Cats are weird.

They spend hours hiding in bushes, and when the only vehicle all day is passing, they'll run out in the road and 'splat'.

Not only are they weird, they are monumentally stupid.

Yes,they sleep 20 hours a day,dont work,eat and drink when they like along with popping out for a shag when it takes their fancy and youre calling them stupid?

 

[kaz7]

This is a joke, right?

Nope,old cats get dementia and it's a manageable condition to some degree until they get too distressed to carry on

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Cats are weird.

They spend hours hiding in bushes, and when the only vehicle all day is passing, they'll run out in the road and 'splat'.

Not only are they weird, they are monumentally stupid.

Yes,they sleep 20 hours a day,dont work,eat and drink when they like along with popping out for a shag when it takes their fancy and youre calling them stupid?

I'm like that.
Well, apart from the shagging bit.

 

[shadygiz]

My late cat was 20 and i was told to start with she had dementia but she had a brain tumour
The getting stuck in corners is a key symptom as is walking round in circles,time to keep him indoors and get a proper diagnosis.Sorry it doesn't sound good

the walking round in circles is sign of stroke i'm afraid

 

[Pearcey]

If the cat is suffering it's time to think about having her / him put to sleep. It's awful losing a pet. One of my cats died last week at the age of 18. You need to do what's best for the cat.

This is Tippy. (RIP) x

 

[Stuuuuuu]

Out of interest, would many of you treat a human in the same way, e.g. put a parent or sibling to sleep? Genuinely wondering how most people feel about this; not trying to be argumentative or provocative.

 

[stonerblue]

Anyone got any experience of this?

My cat is getting on a bit and has, I fear, succumbed to senile dementia. He will often go outside, come back in a while later then obviously forget why he came back in and go out again. If he is inside at around 4am he starts meowing incredibly loudly at the ceiling. We have on a couple of occasions found him walking into the corner of a room not and not being able to walk forward or turn left or right he has become distressed until I picked him up and turned him around.

Shit, if that's dementia then count me in..

 

[kinkysleftfoot]

Anyone got any experience of this?

My cat is getting on a bit and has, I fear, succumbed to senile dementia. He will often go outside, come back in a while later then obviously forget why he came back in and go out again. If he is inside at around 4am he starts meowing incredibly loudly at the ceiling. We have on a couple of occasions found him walking into the corner of a room not and not being able to walk forward or turn left or right he has become distressed until I picked him up and turned him around.

Got pretty much the same thing with ours, forgets its eaten half the time and pesters the life out of me for more food

 

[smudgedj]

Out of interest, would many of you treat a human in the same way, e.g. put a parent or sibling to sleep? Genuinely wondering how most people feel about this; not trying to be argumentative or provocative.

The vet here in Sao Paulo refused to put the wife's dog down (it had lost the use of it's back legs and was incontinent so was wearing doggy nappies)

The vet basically stated that the dog was in no pain and she should look after the animal and not be so selfish.

 

[kaz7]

My late cat was 20 and i was told to start with she had dementia but she had a brain tumour
The getting stuck in corners is a key symptom as is walking round in circles,time to keep him indoors and get a proper diagnosis.Sorry it doesn't sound good

the walking round in circles is sign of stroke i'm afraid

She had a stroke because of the brain tumour but recovered quite well from that,a massive fit from the tumour put her in a semi coma and she was put to sleep the next day.She was ok till the end in that she was eating and loved cuddles and knew where she was and who i was.2 years ago this month and i still miss her every day

 

[metalblue]

metalblue...wifey got a device from the pet shop called 'pet remedy'. You plug it into a socket and it supposedly calms and de-stresses the cat naturally. It's not particularly cheap, about £20, and lasts about 6 weeks and, obviously it has to be in the same room the cat sleeps in but my wife thinks it has helped our cat. I should mention it doesn't have any effect when it comes to dealing with Hungarian referees who make dodgy penalty decisions late on in CL games, our Becky was fucking fuming!

I think I know the thing you mean mate, cheers for tip.

He did catch a mouse a week or two back bless him, he brought it in to the house and was a little indigent when I kicked both him and his new pal out. He kept trying to get back in with it, it's a gift you wanker.

 

[metalblue]

My late cat was 20 and i was told to start with she had dementia but she had a brain tumour
The getting stuck in corners is a key symptom as is walking round in circles,time to keep him indoors and get a proper diagnosis.Sorry it doesn't sound good

the walking round in circles is sign of stroke i'm afraid

She had a stroke because of the brain tumour but recovered quite well from that,a massive fit from the tumour put her in a semi coma and she was put to sleep the next day.She was ok till the end in that she was eating and loved cuddles and knew where she was and who i was.2 years ago this month and i still miss her every day

Bless her

 

[Dextersmate]

Our springer spaniel is on Senelife £42 pm. Cognitive dementia.

 

[shadygiz]

Out of interest, would many of you treat a human in the same way, e.g. put a parent or sibling to sleep? Genuinely wondering how most people feel about this; not trying to be argumentative or provocative.

my staffy alfie was 14years old when i eventually had to make the heartbreaking decision to have him put to sleep 3 years ago, the poor lad had been walking round in circles for weeks, walking out into the garden standing looking and coming back in, then he would stand and look at the wall for ages. When i tried to talk to him or interact with him, there was nothing there. The vet told me he had a stroke and very little of him was left.

i still upset myself now when i think back; could i have done something more, was it treatable, could i have him for a bit longer. it has taken me the best part of the last 3 years to see what i did was the best for him in the end.

i'm gonna go for a bit now as my keyboard is suddenly getting very wet