Tag: September is Alzheimer’s Month
Cats can get Alzheimer’s as well as dementia and CDS
Cats can get Alzheimer’s. While it’s been known that cats get dementia, researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh, St. Andrews and Bristol in the United Kingdom and in California have identified a key protein which can build up in the nerve cells of a cat’s brain and cause mental deterioration. In humans, plaques form when…
Alzheimer’s, one of the most dreaded diagnoses there is
Alzheimer’s: it’s one of the most dreaded diagnoses an individual or family can receive. September is Alzheimer’s month, and Paws for Reflection is going to address Alzheimer’s in humans today, and Alzheimer’s in cats in the next post. There are reportedly over 5 million people in the United States with Alzheimer’s. Worldwide, it is reported…