Blog: Senior Pet Care
How to Know When it’s Time…
Often when it comes to making an end of life decisions, some people struggle with knowing when the time is right.
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism is a relatively common hormone disorder in older cats. It is extremely uncommon in dogs. Hyperthyroidism is caused by a tumour of the thyroid gland which creates excessive levels of thyroid hormone. Since thyroid hormone is the master control hormone for body metabolism, this causes the metabolism of these...
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is a relatively common hormone disorder in dogs as well as people. It is extremely uncommon in cats. One breed that seems over-represented when we see this disease is the Golden Labrador Retriever. In dogs there are a couple of mechanisms by which the disease occurs, however the most...
Arthritis and “Old Age”
Arthritis, or more properly, degenerative joint disease (djd), is one of my favourite educational topics with clients. Many people have the mistaken idea that dogs (and cats) become lame and less mobile with age. This is simply not so. When dogs seem a bit slow to get up, when they...
