A must-read for elderly pet owners! These 5 points may be their lifesaver...
A must-read for elderly pet owners! These 5 points may be their lifesaver...
Some people say: When you raise a furry child, you are planting a seed of sadness.
But since we have chosen to start, we must be responsible for them and do our best to take good care of them so that they can live a healthy and happy life. Therefore, it is the wish of all parents that they can be healthy and live a long life.
When their furry children grow old, many parents will feel a little anxious about how to take good care of them in their old age.
First, what age is considered old age? There is no standard answer to this question. It is generally believed that a furry pet enters old age when it enters the last third of its life cycle. Therefore, the aging rate varies depending on the breed and health status.
For example, if a certain breed of furry child usually lives to 10 years old, then it will start to enter old age at the age of 7. The general age when pets enter old age is: small dogs are 8 years old, medium dogs are 7 years old, large and giant dogs are 6 years old, and cats are about 8 years old.
Tell parents, pay attention to these, and your furry children will be healthier and live longer...
1.Eating patterns
This aspect includes food intake, frequency, eating method, and even food preferences.
An increase or decrease in the amount or frequency of your pet's food intake may be caused by illness.
Changes in eating habits. For example, a dog used to eat quickly but has recently eaten slowly. This may be due to pain or discomfort in the mouth, throat, or other parts of the body.
Regarding food preference, it may be that the pet has been fed dry food before and starts to resist eating dry food and prefers wet food. It may also be caused by tooth or periodontal pain. If the pet suddenly starts to eat strange things, such as wall paint, toilet paper, etc., it should be suspected that it is a problem of pica.
2.weight
As people enter old age, their basal metabolism decreases and their exercise volume decreases. If the energy intake remains unchanged, it can easily lead to obesity, which in turn can cause other diseases.
It is not good for your pet to be fat, but it is not good for your pet to be thin. Regardless of whether your pet's food intake is normal, if you find that your pet is losing weight, you must be alert. It is very likely that your pet has some wasting disease, such as tumors, diabetes, etc.
3. Drinking water and urinating
The amount of water you drink and the amount of urine you excrete are the most easily overlooked issues. For example, in the early stages of chronic renal failure, which we talked about before, polydipsia and polyuria may occur. In addition to kidney disease, endocrine diseases may also cause such problems.
As for how much water cats and dogs should drink and urinate in a day, it varies depending on the living environment, amount of exercise, and diet of each furry child. Therefore, it is recommended that parents develop the habit of recording the amount of water their furry children drink and urinate on a daily basis to detect abnormalities in a timely manner.
4. Tumor
The risk of developing tumors in older furry pets also increases significantly, especially for some breeds that are prone to tumors.
Some tumors can be discovered by parents in time, such as breast tumors, oral tumors, lipomas, etc. These can be discovered quickly in daily life by parents carefully touching their furry children and opening their mouths to check.
If parents find abnormal protrusions on their pets and suspect that they have a tumor, they don't need to panic. The best solution is to find a veterinary doctor who specializes in oncology to conduct relevant examinations in time, find out the cause and provide appropriate treatment.
5. Cognitive ability
Pets can also suffer from Alzheimer's disease. In the early stage, it may manifest as a decline in sensory function. For example, when you call it, it may not respond as quickly as before. In the middle and late stages, it will manifest as disorientation, memory loss and behavioral changes. Unfortunately, the degenerative changes in some organ functions are inevitable.
However, parents should understand that these abnormal behaviors caused by aging, such as bad temper and random excretion, are not caused by their children, but by this disease. Therefore, they need to be given more care and love in life.
In fact, paying attention to the health of older furry friends is not only necessary when they enter old age.
What is more important is to ensure that they receive good care, scientific nutrition, and reasonable exercise in their childhood and youth, so that they can be healthier, live longer, and accompany us longer.
Contact ：Aine Fan
Shandong Lize Pet Products Co.,Ltd
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