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Senior Care
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While it's easy for pet owners to notice the outward signs of their pets' aging, such as graying of coat and having a slower pace, it is important to remember that your pet is also changing internally. Older pets are more likely to develop diseases such as heart, kidney, liver, cancer, or arthritis.
By scheduling regular veterinarian visits throughout the year, we can help identify some of these diseases at an early stage, allowing us to intervene earlier and sometimes reverse the disease's development, resulting in extending the quality of life for your beloved pet.
Although size and breed play a role in your pet's aging process, the "senior" classification for your pet is based on the simple fact that our pets' aging process is faster than that of humans. Commonly, pet owners recognize behavior changes that are often disregarded as their pet's normal aging process. Still, in reality, these changes are early signs of disease and conditions that can be monitored and maintained to slow or stop progression.
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Simple signs often recognized but dismissed can be:
- Decrease Appetite
- Difficulty Chewing
- Weight Loss or Weight Gain
- Drinking more water than usual
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- Change in activity level
- Difficulty climbing stairs or jumping
- Changes in skin and/or coat
- New lumps or bumps
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- Skin odor
- Coughing
- Panting more often
- Shortness of breath
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- Seems confused or disoriented
- Barking or yowling for no reason
- Change in sleep pattern
- Tremors or episodes of shaking
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Arden Animal Hospital recommends that your senior pets be routinely examined by a veterinarian twice a year to keep them healthy and to detect problems early on and before they become problematic and costly to treat.
Please call us today if your senior pet needs to be examined by one of our veterinarians.
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