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Originally Posted by Brodi
How old was your Jack Russel when he was diagnosed? Deputy was only 7. He mainly just stares off into space, lays in the middle of the floor and won't move even if you accidentally step on him and at times forgets to eat. Luckily he still has his "potty" faculties.
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Loki was in his teens when he developed dementia. He had had declining hearing for a while, too, and his vision got really bad (cataracts) over a fairly short period of time. I am sure the impaired vision is not helping the dementia. He used to be a big cuddler, but now he gets agitated if you try to hold him. I just pet him often. He is now 15 years old. Of course, as a smaller breed his life expectancy would be longer than Deputy's.
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