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From exercise and mental enrichment to seasonal comfort adjustments and weight balance, these resources provide practical day-to-day strategies for helping your senior pet feel as comfortable as possible.

How to Celebrate July Fourth Safely With Your Pet

If you plan to celebrate July Fourth with your PAW-triotic pet, remember that this holiday can be stressful for your furry friend. However, you don’t have to cancel your backyard barbeque and hole up with your pooch under the couch. With a little preparation, you can both enjoy a pet-safe July Fourth. To help you [...]

Stress in Senior Cats: How to Manage Their Emotional Health

Stress now seems like a worldwide plague. People pack their schedules, and have less time to relax and rejuvenate, which affects their general wellbeing and can permeate their home environment. Unfortunately, their sensitive felines can pick up on their stress, in addition to their own stressors, and more than the cat’s mood is affected—stress can [...]

Heartworm Prevention Do’s and Don’ts

An estimated 1 million dogs in the United States are heartworm-positive—a staggering statistic when you consider that heartworm infection is easily prevented. The rise in heartworm cases over the years can be attributed to pet adoption efforts that spread the disease from Southern hot spots to other areas and changing weather patterns that allow mosquitoes [...]

Understanding Feline Arthritis

You are likely aware that dogs commonly develop arthritis. However, the veterinary profession has only recently recognized that cats develop arthritis as often as dogs. Cats’ arthritis signs tend to be more subtle than dogs’, and recognizing the condition’s earliest signs can be challenging. Although your cat’s arthritis signs may not be obvious, the disease [...]

Dog Limping FAQs

No owner wants to see their dog in pain, and seeing them limp can be upsetting. Dogs limp for many reasons, and —to address the problem effectively—your veterinarian must identify the cause. Our Mobile Cat & Dog Vet team understands your concern for your dog, and we answer frequently asked questions about dog limping, so [...]

Remember Me? Recognizing Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome in Pets

Is your aging pet experiencing “senior moments?” They may be suffering from cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS), a common, but little-known, degenerative brain condition that closely resembles Alzheimer’s disease. Senior pets with CDS need extra support and understanding as they cope with the progressive changes. What is happening to my pet? CDS typically affects geriatric dogs [...]

Recognizing pain in your senior dog or cat

No one wants their pet to be in pain. Some signs of pain are obvious like limping or vocalizing. More often though, the signs are subtle and can be easily confused with normal aging. The most common signs of pain that you may not associate with pain include: excessive grooming, panting, poor appetite, shyness and [...]

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