A six-week dog training class costs $110 at Petco compared with $119 at PetSmart; the former also offers discounts for rescue dogs and runs frequent training specials. Petco's price for a private one-hour training session is $70 compared with PetSmart's fee of $89. On the other hand, the cost of grooming a standard poodle is cheaper at PetSmart -- $65 vs. $72 -- although the Petco package includes an ear cleaning.
Delirium and depression both happen more often than they are noticed in older people, sometimes at the same time. Depression can be triggered by many of the same medical problems that can cause delirium, such as heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, stroke, Parkinsonâs disease, or dementia.
An estimated 2 to 4 million Americans have some type of dementing illness. 7 The risk of dementing illness increases with age. By the age of 75 years, 10 to 15 percent of elderly persons have a dementing disease; the prevalence of dementia increases to between 25 and 35 percent in persons 85 years of age and older. An estimated 15 to 26 percent of elderly patients with delirium die, usually as a result of the pathologic process responsible for the delirium. 3, 4 Elderly patients with delirium may have underlying dementia. In fact, dementia is a known risk factor for delirium.