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Helping Your Furry Friend: 7 Tips for Living with a Dog with Arthritis

Arthritis is a common condition that affects both humans and dogs. It’s a degenerative joint disease that can cause pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility, and it’s particularly common in older dogs. If you have a dog with arthritis, it...

Can Heat Therapy Help Knee Pain in Dogs?

Can heat help knee pain in dogs? The answer is yes! The application of heat is used to reduce stiffness and muscle spasms, increase blood flow and relieve pain. Unlike cold therapy, heat therapy is applied after the initial swelling and...

12 Ways to Have a Happy Senior Dog

As dogs get older, their needs to be happy may slowly change. How do you make sure your senior dog is happy? If your dog is 6-7 years of age, they’re generally considered a senior pet, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)...

Category - Aging & Wellness

How to treat anxiety in senior dogs?

A common condition that senior dogs face as they age is anxiety. No matter the breed, every dog experiences anxiety in some form. Anxiety in senior dogs can also have a variety of causes. It can be due to sudden changes...

Homemade Senior Dog Food Recipe

As your dog ages, his metabolism slows down and becomes less active. Senior dogs usually develop health problems, including weight gain, arthritis, and stunted hip and elbow joints. Changes in the joints can cause...

6 Vet’s Tips on How to Care for Senior Dogs

Thanks to advances in veterinary care and a wide variety of medications, tools and treatments, our pets are living longer. Therefore, as pet owners, we need to pay more attention to the health problems of senior dogs...