Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome
Resources:
DISHAA Assessment Tool - Purina Pro Plan® Veterinary Diets
What is DISHAA? Disorientation, Social Interactions, Sleep/Wake Cycles, Housesoiling, Learning & Memory, Activity, and Anxiety
NeuroCare™(NC) - Purina Pro Plan® Veterinary Diets
CAnine DEmentia Scale (CADES) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.551895/full
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Landsberg GM, Nichol J, Araujo JA. Cognitive dysfunction syndrome: A disease of canine and feline brain aging. Vet Clin Small Anim 2012;42:749-768.
O'Brian, M. L., Herron, M. E., Smith, A. M., & Aarnes, T. K. (2021). Effects of a four-week group class created for dogs at least eight years of age on the development and progression of signs of cognitive dysfunction syndrome. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 259(6), 637-643.
Taylor, TL, Fernandez, EJ, Handley, KN, & Hazel, SJ (2023). Non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of canine cognitive dysfunction: A scoping review. Applied Animal Behavior Science , 269 , 106097