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Originally Posted by rockfan4
Senile agitation - is that a thing in dogs?
Our Teddy Bear is about to turn 12, and he's getting grumpier as the days go on. He's started growling at my wife when she orders him off the couch. Yesterday he went to the groomer, same groomer who has clipped him since he was a puppy, and when she started his bath he snarled and tried to bite her.
He's got moles popping up all over, back issues, congestive heart failure, goopy eyes, and he snores louder than ever. Probably a lot to be grumpy about.
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Doggy dementia is a thing. It could be that or it could be that he's just in pain with all of his health issues. Sorry to say it maybe time to consider next steps. Our last girl that we had to put down a few years ago was 18 or 19 at the time. Her teeth were so bad and the vet wouldn't deal with her because of her age. That kind of became the thing that led us down the path of euthanasia. She was also losing control of her bladder and having little mini strokes as well.