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Pet Tips Text - Aging Pets
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Hi, I am Dr. Mary Stauder at Manchester
West Veterinary Hospital.
I want to talk today about your senior pets.
So many people want to say my pet is 11 years
old what are we going to do? But the
aging pet is what we do need to spend
some extra time and care with our pets.
Simple things like physical exam every year can
detect many signs of disease, many early signs
that we can address, a simple blood test.
Drawing some blood work on our pet can detect
any number of problems.
For example, your older pet is slowing down,
losing hair, not acting quite right, we check
his thyroid level, his thyroid
level is low, we can replace with some
medication get him back up to running speed.
Simple things like diet change can address many
changes in aging whether we’re treat just the
geriatric pet, senility problems,
cognitive dysfunctions.
Our physical exam can pick up signs of
arthritis in our pet, so therefore we
want to do some x-rays. Radiographs can show
some signs of hip displasia; any form of
arthritis. We can pick up any changes in body
structure that we can address with medication.
We can help your aging pet age gracefully,
improve the quality of life and extend his
quality of life. Even to behavior changes can be
associated with the older pet.
So if you have any questions we would love to
talk to you about it.
The pet that is restless at night, a pet that
needs to go out more frequently, these are the
signs that we see in our aging pet that we do
not want to let go. These are the things that we
can address. We want to make your pet happier
and healthier.
Thank you.
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