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Healthcare for Aging and Senior Pets

  Healthcare for Aging and Senior Pets   Did you know that November is Senior Pet Month?!   Veterinary medicine has advanced so much in the modern era that pets are living much longer than previously.   Senior pets have different needs than younger animals, so it is important to understand when your pet is a senior, signs that might be a cause for concern in aging pets, and what you can do to keep them   healthy and happy.       “When is my pet a senior?”   This is a difficult question because species, breed, body size, and general health can greatly affect an animal’s lifespan.   The American Animal Hospital Association defines senior-status in dogs as the “last 25% of estimated lifespan through end of life” and the Feline Veterinary Medical Association defines senior-status in cats as “greater than 10 years of age.”   In my personal practice, we consider all animals over seven years of age “seniors” and we start to recom...
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Pet Health Insurance: What is it, why should you consider it, and when should you get it?

  If you haven’t noticed (and I bet you have), the price of veterinary care has gone up significantly in the last decade.   This is for a lot of reasons, and not all of them are negative.   The quality of veterinary medicine has improved, meaning that hospitals now must invest in new technologies and training for their teams in order to meet the standard of care and be competitive.   Also, pets are living longer, which is wonderful but means more expenses as they age.   As in a lot of industries, veterinarians have also seen a rise in the cost of supplies, pharmaceuticals, equipment, utilities, and wages for employees.   To stay in business and to continue to help pets, veterinarians have been forced to increase their costs to clients.   One of the ways for pet owners to offset the cost of veterinary care is pet health insurance.   Pet insurance is something that has been around for many years but is recently becoming more commonplace.   ...
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