กลุ่มอาการความบกพร่องทางการรู้คิด (CDS)

Key Facts

• Affects dogs and cats; more commonly recognized in dogs
• Signs remembered by DISHA: Disorientation, Interaction changes, Sleep-wake cycle disruption, House-soiling, Activity level changes
• Caused by brain changes: beta-amyloid plaques, oxidative damage, neuronal loss
• No cure; management slows progression
• Treatment: selegiline (Anipryl) approved for dogs; diet enriched with antioxidants/MCTs
• Environmental enrichment and maintaining routines help
• Hill's b/d diet and Purina Pro Plan Bright Mind formulated for cognitive support
• Must rule out other medical causes (pain, hyperthyroidism, chronic-kidney-disease)
• Species: dogs and cats