Celebrating Seniors
This month we are Celebrating our Seniors!
- Just not acting like himself/herself
- Interacting less often with family
- Responding less often or less enthusiastically
- Showing changes in behavior/activity level
- Having difficulty jumping
- Exhibiting increased stiffness or limping
- Drinking more often
- Urinating more often
- Changing eating patterns
- Noticeably gaining or losing weight
- Losing house training habits
- Changing sleeping patterns
- Becoming confused or disoriented
- Changing hair coat, skin, or new lumps or bumps
- Scratching more often
- Exhibiting bad breath/red or swollen gums
- Showing tremors or shaking
Beginning around the age seven, your pet enters his or her senior years. Early detection can help in disease prevention and can minimize suffering. Together, we can help your pet live a long and happy life. If your pet shows any of these signs, or changes in any other way, keep track of them and report them to us immediately, before they become serious.
Reference: Idexx Laboratories
