Elderly Pet Care

Here are some topics of particular importance for our elderly patients and their owners. New and updated documents are being added all the time, so check back frequently. Many of these articles are also available in printable PDF versions in the Library section of our web site. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, please feel free to call us!

• A Potpourri of Topics That Concern Your Elderly Pet
• Early Warning Signs for Disease Processes
• Exercise and Pain Management in the Older Pet
• Consider a Geriatric Workup for an Aging Pet
• Nutrition and the Older Pet
• LINK: "Golden Oldies"... Celebrating the Older Dog
  A site with resources for owners of older dogs. Includes a test for Canine Cognitive Dysfunction that owners can give their dogs, with a numerical scale for tracking progression and helping decide when it is time for treatment.
  www.maturedogs.com