Senior Pets

SPECIAL CARE FOR OLDER DOGS & CATS

Senior Pet Care in Rocky Point

As your pet ages, the bond between the two of you strengthens. When your pet attains “senior” status, his or her health can change rapidly. Some changes may be obvious, such as increased sensitivity to noise or vision loss. Other changes that occur later in life are more subtle – but they can be significant.

Detecting problems in your senior pet early on can only be accomplished through regular examinations and screenings. Rocky Point Animal Hospital recommends that senior pets be seen twice yearly so that we can detect age-related changes before they become more serious health issues. This care is designed to provide your pet with the best possible quality of life during their senior years.

Call (631) 744-8882 to schedule an appointment for your senior pet.

Your Pet Friend Deserves a Long, Healthy Life

With continuing improvements in veterinary care, we can do much more to ensure that your best friend can remain with you longer. At your pet’s twice-yearly wellness examinations, we will perform a gentle hands-on exam and screen for various conditions.

Just as we do with younger pets, we use modern diagnostic tools so that we can make an accurate diagnosis. Early detection of disease is always preferred because that gives us a better opportunity to treat them successfully.

We may recommend screenings for:

  • Arthritis
  • Heart disease
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Kidney and liver function
  • Dental problems and disease
  • Thyroid problems

We may use:

  • Blood tests
  • Urinalysis
  • X-rays

Treatments for Pet Arthritis

There are many new medications and dietary supplements available to help improve your pet’s quality of life. These help us lessen the effects of arthritis and relieve pain. Exercise helps keep your pet in good condition and helps them enjoy better mobility. We will make sure you have the information you need to take preventive steps to help keep your pet healthy and happy.

Pain Relief for Senior Pets

As your pet ages, joint pain and arthritis may make them seem slower and less capable of doing the things they love. We can prescribe appropriate ongoing pain relief medications to help relieve pain and even improve mobility. Dietary supplements can help both cats and dogs.

If your pet is diagnosed with arthritis or cancer, it’s important to ensure that he or she is comfortable. Through the multi-modal approach – which uses several different types of pain relief medicine – we can give the lowest effective dose of medication to keep your pet comfortable and more relaxed.

Learn more about our senior pet care services in Rocky Point. Contact us at (631) 744-8882 today.