New diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for geriatric dogs with progressive decline of cognitive function.

Canine ognitive dysfunction is a global veterinary and social problem. In the recent past, diagnostic approaches have not been able to identify the disease at an early stage what caused late and often ineffective therapeutic intervention. Based on our research, a new CADES diagnostic questionnaire was developed to identify individual stages of the disease, as well as early forms. The aim of the project is to extend the diagnostics to specific laboratory blood tests and develop a new therapeutic protocol for cell therapy (mesenchymal stem cells - MSC) for dogs with age-related cognitive decline, which would be useful in clinical practice.