Source: FIRSTLINE
July 1, 2009
Position-by-position senior care roles.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
July 1, 2009 By:Linda Marie Wetzel
Athens, Ga. — Osteoarthritis affects millions of dogs each year. Joint injuries can lead to the development of OA later in life.
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
June 29, 2009
As preventive medicine catches on and medical therapies improve, cats are living longer and longer.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Renee Rucinsky, DVM, DABVP
It's no surprise to anyone that the number of geriatric feline patients is on the rise.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Madeline S. Yamate, MBA, DVM, CVA
According to the National Research Council, the term "senior" refers to an animal's functionality, such as decreased activity, weight gain, and other age-related physical and behavioral changes.
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Source: ELSEVIER
January 1, 2009 By:L. Golini, DMV, MSc (Behavior), R. Colangeli, DMV, V. Tranquillo, DMV, M. Mariscoli, DMV, DECVN
In human neurology, patients with Alzheimer's disease show seizures and signs of motor deficits, such as movement disorders (i.e., restlessness, slowness, impaired gait, and, rarely, resting tremors). Because canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS) is considered an Alzheimer-like disease in dogs, it might be possible to document concurrent behavioral and neurologic signs in aging canine patients as well.
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
December 1, 2008 By:William Fortney, DVM
Dr. William Fortney describes why feeding senior diets to healthy older animals is beneficial.
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