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Originally Posted by Sammies Dad

Up until very recently Sammie has been a very happy and healthy little guy. About 2 months ago, just as he was turning 14 years of age, we moved to a different house. During this time he seems to be going downhill fast.

He's experiencing pee accidents, which never happened before, lots of pacing around, licking his lips constantly. His eating and drinking seem stable, he sleeps well. But he appears to be confused part of the time, doesn't respond to familiar commands, and in general seems somewhat anxious.

Our veterinarian attributes these changes to dementia, and last week prescribed Anipryl, Melactin, and the Hill Diet. So far we see no improvement, only continuing deterioration. Does it take some time for these meds to start to work?

It feels like our little boy is slipping away from us a little more each day, and we are very concerned about him. We know his age is against him, but we're hoping something will kick in to give him a little more time with us

If any of you have had experience with this, please share with us.

Thank you,

Sammies Dad

Could he be reacting to your move. Maybe looking around for familiarity? Maybe a little depressed. How to fix i dont know. Maybe the home had another dog and he smells and is trying to find it. If he was in his old home for along time could have confsed him at his age . I had a doxie and was old. We had moved and happened to go visit our old home she was so excited. Ran slowely to head for her old doggie door.