My senior blind dog cries all day. What's wrong and how can I help?

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! The runny nose may be due to an upper respiratory infection. This warrants a visit to the veterinarian for further assessment and treatment. If they agree this is likely they may prescribe antibiotics. Crying may be a sign of discomfort and your veterinarian can also check on that. Best of luck!

It could be this dog is suffering from canine cognitive dysfunction, which is like dementia in humans. Vocalizing more is a sign of it, but there are also many other signs. Without seeing the dog in person, I can't say for certain if he does have canine cognitive dysfunction. Your vet should take him into the vet. Changes in behavior can have a medical reason behind it, and in a senior dog, any behavioral changes need to be checked out by a vet. I recommend she takes the dog into the vet on Monday. Best of luck, I hope this helps!

Poor girl. I am not sure if this strictly behavioral due to old age and a bit of senility or if she has an underlying issue. It would be worth while getting her examined by your vet to have a health profile done via bloodwork to ensure everything is normal, especially since this behavior is happening in consecutive days. If she is having senility issues, then that can be addressed with medication (i.e. Reconcile) or with a prescription diet (ie Hill’s B/D). Another possible cause for sudden whimpering in older pets is arthritis. This can be helped with joint supplements (ie Dasuquin, Cosequin, Rejuvenate) in mild cases or prescription pain control medication (ie Rimadyl, Galliprant) through your vet in more moderate to severe cases. I hope that things are well for your pet Mimi moving forward! Take care.

It probably is because Leela is losing her sight. That can be upsetting for a dog, and it does take time for them to adjust to sight loss. Given that you pick her up and take her into her bed, she knows that by crying out to you, you will help her.

The most likely reason Bomba is crying is because he is in pain. He should be examined by the vet to determine what the problem is. It could be from an accident or some medical condition. If he is physically healthy, then it is a behavior issue. I can help with that--just click on the prompt to initiate a consult.

Please do not put Memphis to sleep! Dogs do not cry for no reason. She needs an extensive physical exam by the vet to determine why she is acting like this. Simple blood and stool tests will not necessarily indicate what the problem is. But it is possible that a simple intervention and/or medication will fix it. If not, you can discuss euthanasia with the vet.

If he is truly 17 years old then this could be due to cognitive disorder which is similar to dementia. There isn't much you can do about this but you could try to put him on anipryl which can sometimes help but the meds are expensive. If he is younger like it looks in the pictures, this could be from several things like a new anxiety (construction workers, storms, change in his owner(s) routine, etc), pain somewhere, and more. I would have your vet do a thorough exam on him. If everything looks normal, I would talk to him about anti-anxiety meds if needed. Some natural things to try is a calming collar like adaptil and calming chews like vetriscience composure or the stronger prescription version composure pro. I hope this helps!