Noting 44 percent of the pet population is senior dogs and cats, the new senior care guidelines offer actionable strategies for adoption by veterinary teams. These can create senior-friendly environments that welcome senior pets, including modification of physical environments, prioritizing care to keep families together and taking different approaches to healthy and unhealthy senior patients.
At the core of these guidelines is the understanding that aging is not a disease, but a process that family members can embrace, love, and enjoy with their senior pets.” – Ravinder Dhaliwal, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology), DABVP
Source: AAHA. January 3, 2022. Link. Recommendations, client handouts and resources for the entire veterinary team can be found at aaha.org/senior-care.