20/06/2025
MORE Senior Pet (and general pet care tips!):
Early detection of health problems in pets is the best. Here's what's important to keep track of as your pet ages that can help you to pick up on potential problems early:
🐾Take notice of how much they eat and drink each day. Knowing what's normal and abnormal for your pet is important
🐾Get in the habit of feeling along their entire body - this will help you notice any lumps and bumps that may appear
🐾Ensure their wee and poo's look normal (i.e. not runny, bloody, absent etc.)
🐾Watch how they walk and move around:
- Are they limping?
- Struggling to get up?
- Slowing down on walks?
- Taking longer to recover after activity?
- Not willing to or are they hesitating to run/jump?
- Or are they looking stiff?
Our vets can help with this.
🐾Look at their eyes regularly and notice any changes (e.g. cloudy eyes, squinting, watery, discharge, crust, redness etc.) - get these checked by your vet
🐾Take notice of how their teeth and gums look:
- Do the teeth appear brown or yellow-ish?
- Are their gums red?
- Do they have bad breath, drool or paw at their face?
- Do they only eat soft foods?
They may be suffering from dental pain and/or disease.
Please call us on 9744 3611 if you're concerned about any of the above things in your pet of if something has changed for them. We're happy to give advice.
