|
|
 |
Senior Pets
The Senior Years
Signs of Aging
Osteoarthritis
| | Good health care and nutrition can help make your pet’s senior years a healthy and happy time. Please keep us informed of any changes you see in your pet’s health, activity and abilities. As you know, your dog or cat ages faster than you do, so health problems can progress faster too.
To prevent or treat age-related issues, we recommend physical examinations every six months and annual bloodwork and diagnostics, starting at 6 years of age. | |
|
| | We’re also happy to share our experience in how to ease the aging process for your pet.
After the years of love and companionship your pet has given you, now is the time to repay that friendship with the extra care that seniors deserve. We encourage you to bring your senior pet in soon to discuss this new stage in your pet's life. |  Clarissa, age 10, enjoys the sunshine. |
|
| | Below are links to several websites with valuable information on the signs of aging and caring for your senior pets: For more information on aging and senior pets, please see our Encyclo-PET-ia.
| |
|
| | One of the most common age-related conditions is osteoarthritis, a degenerative disease that affects a pet’s joints. It is the most common cause of chronic pain in dogs. One out of five adult dogs suffers from arthritis severe enough to make it difficult for him to jump, climb stairs or get in and out of the car. There are medications available to help your older pet feel better and move around more freely -- see our Pain Management section for more information on treatment of osteoarthritis. Controlling your pet's weight is also important, as excess weight can increase the discomfort of osteoarthritis. | |
|
| |
|
|
|
