Your senior pet will develop some of the same ailments that we humans experience. Arthritis and poor eyesight often are the reasons your furry friend has slowed down. We offer senior and geriatric screenings to help with the transition into the "Golden Years".

Senior Wellness Screenings Enhances Care

Did you know that Senior Wellness Screenings reveal abnormalities in 23 percent of dogs and 17 percent of cats passing routine physical examinations? Early detection screenings will often identify disease processes such as kidney, liver, or thyroid disease.

Diseases common to older humans are frequently the same diseases common to older pets:

Common canine senior diseases include: Arthritis, obesity, dental disease, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, “dry eye” (low tear production), prostate disease, and incontinence. Others commonly encountered include cancers, adrenal gland disease, thyroid disease, anemia, liver disease, immune-mediated diseases, kidney disease, and diabetes.

Common feline senior diseases include: obesity, dental disease, thyroid disease, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, cancers, anemia, liver disease, and diabetes.