What should a seniors health check up include?
Older pets need more extensive exams. Your pet's senior visits should include a wellness overview, hands on physical examination, diagnostic tests and in some cases faecal examinations. Find out more here: Wellness overview - [...]
Heart disease – Mitral valve disease and heart failure
The heart has four chambers. The upper chambers are the atria (auricles, singular atrium). The lower chambers are the ventricles. The heart is also divided into right and left sides. Blood flows [...]
How do you keep your best friends around as long as possible?
The answer is early diagnosis and treatment which can be achieved by visiting your veterinarian for twice yearly check-ups. Dogs and cats age much faster than we do and as a result, [...]
Arthritis and cats
Studies have shown that up to 90% of cats aged over 12 years are showing signs of osteoarthritis (Hardie et al, 2002). However, cats are very adept at hiding any illness (especially [...]
Things you can do at home to help your older pet
As pets age, two kinds of changes often occur. The first is age-related change such as vision or hearing loss. These are normal and generally cannot be prevented. The second kind is [...]