Dental Care Guide
It’s hard to believe that four out of five of our dog and cat patients over three years of age have some form of dental disease*.
Senior Pet Health Checklist
Is your pet in their golden years? See if your pet is showing signs of becoming a senior, with our senior pet checklist.
Behavioural changes
■ Keeping to themselves more
■ Changes in appetite
■ Drinking more water
■ Having toileting accidents
■ Increased vocalisation
Activity
■ Starting to tire easily
■ Frighten easily
■ Difficulty with their sight or hearing
■ Gaining or losing weight
■ Repetitive activity/disorientation
Joints/Stiffness
■ Difficulty or hesitancy when climbing stairs or jumping
■ Less mobile
■ Slower on walks
■ Difficulty standing or sitting
Self-hygiene and grooming
■ Changes to skin or coat
■ Decreased self-hygiene
■ Difficulty grooming
If you think your pet may be showing signs of becoming a senior, book in a senior pet consult at your local Animates Vetcare.
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