Just as in human medicine, we recognise that our senior pets can benefit from early detection and treatment of potentially serious diseases.
As pets move into the senior stage of life, at around 7-8 years old, they experience changes very similar to those in aging humans. Disease and conditions known to affect older people also affect our four-legged companions: kidney, heart and liver disease, tumours, thyroid conditions, dental disease, arthritis, diabetes and loss of sensory perception. Understanding these changes and how you and your vet can provide for them, is essential to our pets’ quality of life. Read more ...
