As cats grow older the brain can become damaged by free radicals which can cause biological and physical damage to the brain tissue. I have provided a litter box, he has a cat flap, and I escort him into the garden 3 times a day to encourage him to relieve himself outside but it has had very little effect. Aktivait comes in a tablet form and should be administered orally. It can either be given by mouth or added to your cat or dog’s food, at an appropriate dosage level: If searching for fascinating pet info, help & advice, best helpful products, free food, head over to Poppy's Pets YouTube channel. Videos include Teddy's thrilling walks in dog-friendly holiday destinations. If you're into green living and gardening, I've got something extra. It's my brand new playlist called "The Worm Gang" and I've just started a new green playlist for "Bokashi" - both use kitchen waste to create nutrient fertiliser for plants. Just go to the Menu bar and hit that YouTube button. As with Merlin ,Buster seemed to show no distress and my O.H used to say"hes happy enough" even when he began to just stand there and wee wherever he was

I had all that with Buster and it broke my heart.Its not something that anyone who has a cat/dog suffering from a physical illness can probably relate to . Aktivait is a natural ingredient-based nutraceutical supplement designed for cats and dogs. It comes in a tablet form, and may offer a range of benefits. These include supporting overall health and wellbeing, as well as specifically improving mental alertness and cognitive function. Aktivait suggests three to four weeks. I noticed positive changes within a day or two with Albert, but I think progress will vary from animal to animal. Finding a complementary feed that will help your pet’s memory, easing the confusion in everyday life, is a relief. You need to consider the severity of the disease, of course. If the dementia is more advanced, the results may be limited or might not work at all. But you do not know until you try. While ageing is inevitable, it doesn’t mean that your pet can’t continue to enjoy a high quality of life into their senior years – they may just need a little help! Maintaining normal brain function is key to avoiding distressing behaviours caused by ageing and allowing our pets to continue leading their lives feeling alert and filled with vitality.”

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Brown Rice Flour, Porcine Gelatine, Algal Oil, Dried Manioc, Magnesium Stearate, Maltodextrin, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Fructose The law changed in 2005 to require veterinarians to allow their clients to buy veterinary medicines from the supplier of their choice. Your vet will be familiar with this procedure, and will provide a signed prescription on request. To save your vet's time, you can print off a blank prescription which you can take to your vet to be completed. You then need to send this to us for review, before we can despatch any “prescription only” medicines (categorised as POM-V). Will my vet charge me for providing a prescription?

My geriatric cat went from eating a mouthful of food then having a brain shutdown. Taking Aktivait, Albert could concentrate on his dinner and eat more. This led to weight gain. No medicine is risk free and all medicines have the potential to cause adverse effects. Some of the adverse effects are known about and these are explained in the SPC of products. Others that may only rarely occur or are specific for certain breeds or groups of animals may only be seen when the products are used more widely. If you suspect that you or your animal has had an adverse reaction to a veterinary medicine, or you think the medicine hasn’t worked as it should have done, report it to the VMD using the form available via the link below: https://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/adversereactionreporting/ In your case it is not so clear cut but it does sound as if the cat you have loved and cherished for so many years is now just existing rather than leading a full and happy life. Cats are naturally very clean so I feel this loss of continence to be a major indicator of loss of quality of life, and I don't in all honesty know if I would want one of my own cats to be continuing like that....both for my sake (yes, slightly selfishly) but also for theirs.

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Some medications are legally classed in this way to safeguard your pet's health and the general public. They may cause harm if used incorrectly. You can buy them from your veterinarian, a pharmacy, or an authorised internet outlet such as ourselves at PetHealth.Direct How do I get a prescription? The brains of older cats undergo degenerative changes, amyloid plaque deposition, and can be damaged by free radicals.This pathology leads to behavioural changes such as disorientation, disturbed sleep patterns, altered social interaction and changes to toileting routines. Ingredients: Each capsule contains: DHA: 12.5mg.Lecithin (source of phosphatidylserine): 7.5mg.Curcuma longa / lecithin: 12.5mg.Vitamin B6: 0.75mg.Vitamin B12: 0.0075mg.Folic acid / Vitamin B9: 0.25mg.Vitamin E: 5mg.Vitamin D3: 20 IU.Selenomethionine: 0.02mg. Aktivait’s key components are antioxidants and compounds which support optimum metabolism and functioning in the brain’s cells which have a symbiotic relationship with cognitive function. What are the benefits of using Aktivait? Senility is such a distressing thing to see and deal with in a pet-I can remember Buster pacing for hours and wandering round like he was lost.I chose to bring the vet to our house to help Buster to be free from his pain and his confusion as I was very worried that if I didnt the day might come where he would have deteriorated to the point where his passing would have been very traumatic-for him and for me- This can lead to behavioural changes such as disorientation, inappropriate vocalisation, loss of litter box training, irregular sleep patterns and reduced/altered interaction. The brains of older dogs undergo degenerative changes, amyloid plaque deposition, and can be damaged by free radicals. This pathology leads to behavioural changes such as disorientation, disturbed sleep patterns, altered social interaction These may seem to be an additional inconvenience, but this is UK Law. Unfortunately, we cannot make any exceptions, regardless of the situation. Where can I find more information about Authorised Medications?

I can recommend Aktivait as it gave our dog Buster 2 more yrs of life-we sadly lost him last month-he was 15. For optimal results, Aktivait should be given as soon as any signs of cognitive decline are seen. It can also be given to cats from middle age onwards to help maintain normal brain function. We are not able to send medication to countries outside of the UK under the UK Veterinary Medicines Regulations. A valid prescription is required from a registered vet within the country the medicine is intended to be used. What is a prescription?Ans: Cognitive dysfunction is a condition that occurs in older cats and dogs and shares many similarities with Alzheimer’s disease in humans. It is caused by progressive degenerative changes to the brain and is characterized by behavioural alterations resulting from a loss of cognitive ability and learned behaviour. The condition occurs frequently in older animals but its signs are often misinterpreted as normal age-related behavioural changes. Aktivait Capsules for Cats is the first supplement to combine all nutrients necessary for sustaining optimum brain function during the ageing process. I have confined him to the kitchen where the tiled floor makes cleaning up easier, but this is really starting to get me down.