Tag: VetVisitSignals
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Is Your Dog Not the Same as Before? How to Tell the Difference Between Normal Aging and Danger Signals in Senior Dogs
1. Increased sleep and decreased activity in senior dogs are perfectly natural physical aging responses to conserve energy and recover from fatigue. 2. Sensory decline (hearing and vision) is also a gradual aging process. However, behaviors like completely losing a sense of direction or getting trapped in corners should raise suspicions of a brain disorder,…
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Has Your Cat Started Avoiding High Places? A Complete Guide to the Differences Between Simple Aging and Osteoarthritis, and Signals to Visit the Vet
1. A cat avoiding high places is highly likely a pain signal caused by Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), not a simple symptom of aging. 2. Normal aging is slow but successful in jumping, whereas osteoarthritis presents pain responses such as giving up on jumping, poor grooming, and hissing during physical contact. 3. To manage osteoarthritis,…