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LindaLS · 01-30-2016, 11:43 AM

Hello Everyone,

Well here I am with another question about Hanna. She turned 16 this month and seems to be doing pretty good. I have noticed her back legs not working well when she goes down steps as she tends to drag them behind her. But going up the steps she gets her rhythm going and does fine.

Her heart problem has progressed very little so that is good.

But....her brain does not seem to comprehend with her hearing. Ok let me explain. If I am in the kitchen and she is in the den and I rattle a bag of chips or open her cookie bag she is there like a shot of lighting.

But say she is standing outside and I call her, she doesn't even wiggle. At night I can get her attention with light and shadow. Her eyes are very bad but if she is in the light and dark covers her she looks for me. Her vision is getting so bad when it comes to cookie time she stands there and opens her mouth so you can put it in. But you have to come from below her chin or else she will back up (arms are only so long) my husband gets very frustrated and I keep telling him she can't help it but he thinks she does this on purpose. But she only sees a large dark object coming at her not his hand. So He will drop it on the floor and she can't find it because she can't see nor smell it.

But if I call her or talk to her and ask if she needs to go outside she continues doing whatever she is doing as if I am not even there or she looks everywhere but where I am standing as she is trying to find me. I could be standing right behind her and call her and nothing. But if I touch her she jumps like "Oh my gosh where did you come from"?

Every day I see this more. So I try to rattle her bed a little or stop the floor so she feels movement and will look around to find out what is going on.

It seems what goes in her ears does not connect with her brain. Has anyone else dealt with this? Is there anything I can do to make life easier for her?

She is still a happy girl, and loves us when she knows we are around and loves to go for rides and eat. The other day she was even trying to get her 13 yr old sister to play with her.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I sure wish we had a senior dog thread as this is new territory for many of us.

Thanks a lot for any help.

01-30-2016, 11:43 AM	#1
LindaLS Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 50	Senior dog can hear but not comprehend Hello Everyone, Well here I am with another question about Hanna. She turned 16 this month and seems to be doing pretty good. I have noticed her back legs not working well when she goes down steps as she tends to drag them behind her. But going up the steps she gets her rhythm going and does fine. Her heart problem has progressed very little so that is good. But....her brain does not seem to comprehend with her hearing. Ok let me explain. If I am in the kitchen and she is in the den and I rattle a bag of chips or open her cookie bag she is there like a shot of lighting. But say she is standing outside and I call her, she doesn't even wiggle. At night I can get her attention with light and shadow. Her eyes are very bad but if she is in the light and dark covers her she looks for me. Her vision is getting so bad when it comes to cookie time she stands there and opens her mouth so you can put it in. But you have to come from below her chin or else she will back up (arms are only so long) my husband gets very frustrated and I keep telling him she can't help it but he thinks she does this on purpose. But she only sees a large dark object coming at her not his hand. So He will drop it on the floor and she can't find it because she can't see nor smell it. But if I call her or talk to her and ask if she needs to go outside she continues doing whatever she is doing as if I am not even there or she looks everywhere but where I am standing as she is trying to find me. I could be standing right behind her and call her and nothing. But if I touch her she jumps like "Oh my gosh where did you come from"? Every day I see this more. So I try to rattle her bed a little or stop the floor so she feels movement and will look around to find out what is going on. It seems what goes in her ears does not connect with her brain. Has anyone else dealt with this? Is there anything I can do to make life easier for her? She is still a happy girl, and loves us when she knows we are around and loves to go for rides and eat. The other day she was even trying to get her 13 yr old sister to play with her. Any advice would be appreciated. I sure wish we had a senior dog thread as this is new territory for many of us. Thanks a lot for any help.