Welcome to our dementia symptom checker

Have you noticed your older dog acting differently? This could be down to a number of reasons, one of which could be dementia (also known as cognitive disfunction). Up to 85% of dementia cases go undiagnosed, so to help you rule this out, take our questionnaire now.

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The following questionnaire is designed to evaluate any changes in the behaviour of your older dog.

It can help to identify whether these changes are likely to be due to a medical condition such as dementia, or simply a normal consequence of ageing.

When answering the questions, please only describe what you have seen in the past six months.

If you cannot answer a question for some reason, please leave it blank.

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Indicate how often your dog displays the following behaviours:

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Stares intently where there is nothing visible

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Does not remember their way back home

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Gets stuck behind objects or furniture

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Stays on the wrong side of the door

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Does not respond to certain stimuli that they used to respond to (e.g. doorbell)

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Does not give any signal when they want to go out

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

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Walks during the night (without an obvious reason), when they did not used to do this

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Vocalises (barks, whines) during the night (without an obvious reason), when they did not used to do this

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Does not recognise familiar people

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Does not recognise familiar animals

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Shows more signs of fear or aggression towards people and / or other dogs than they used to

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Urinates and / or defaecates in new (inappropriate) places when they did not used to do this

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

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Finds it difficult to respond to previously learned commands

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Is less active or playful than they used to be

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Shows repetitive behaviours (chases own tail, snaps at ‘invisible’ flies, etc.)

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Walks without obvious purpose

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

Shows more signs of anxiety when separated from their owners than before (main signs of anxiety are shaking, shivering or trembling, excessive salivation, restlessness / agitation / pacing, whining, loss of appetite)

Never

Once a month

Once a week

Almost everyday

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