Often, pets begin to develop diseases common to their senior human counterparts, such as diabetes, heart disease, endocrine disease & cancer. These diseases can go unnoticed in their early stages; therefore, preventative health care is very important.

 

Early detection can help in disease prevention & can minimise suffering. 

 

If left undetected, many diseases can put your pet's health at risk. The best approach to caring for your senior pet includes preventative diagnostics such as:

 

• Establishing baseline bloodwork

• Identifying existing health problems

• Monitoring progress during treatment

 

Together, Cooks Hill Veterinary Clinic can help your pet. 

You know your pet better than anyone else & can alert us to any changes in your pet before they become serious.
We can help you understand the common medical conditions that your senior pet faces, & discuss a regular monitoring plan.

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WATCH YOUR PET FOR THESE SIGNS

 

Keep track & then report them to us, before they become serious.

 

• Just not acting like himself/herself

• Interacting less often with family

• Responding less often or less enthusiastically

• Changes in behaviour/activity level

• Having difficulty jumping

• Exhibiting increased stiffness or limping

• Drinking more often

• Urinating more often

• Changes in eating patterns

• Noticeably gaining or losing weight

• Losing housetraining habits

• Changes in sleeping patterns

• Becoming confused or disoriented

• Experiencing changes in hair coat, skin, or new lumps or bumps

• Scratching more often

• Exhibiting bad breath/red or swollen gums

• Displays tremors or shaking

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HOW TO KEEP YOUR OLDER PET HEALTHY AND HAPPY

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Work closely with us a to evaluate your pet's general health & to monitor the physical effects ageing has had on his or her mind & body.

 

Schedule routine checkups.

 

Speak up for your pet. Tell us about any changes you've observed, including:

 

• Weight, appetite or elimination 

• Behaviour

• Skin & coat

• Mobility
   

Ask us at cooks Hill Veterinary Clinic about nutrition & exercise and the role they play in your pet's health.
 

Know your pet's condition. Ask us about testing options that can identify health risks before they become evident, including:

 

• Routine blood testing

• Urinalysis

• Hormone testing

• Electrocardiograph (ECG)

• X-rays
   

Ask for annual screenings for life-threatening diseases, including:
 

• FIV (the feline version of HIV), FeLV (Feline Leukaemia)

• Feline & canine heartworm infection

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