Beginning at around age 7, your pet enters his or her senior
years. During these years, pets often begin to develop
diseases common to their senior human counterparts, such
as diabetes, heart disease, endocrine disease and cancer.
These diseases can go unnoticed in their early stages, and
if left undetected, can put your pet’s health at risk.
Preventive health care becomes increasingly important as
your pet ages.
The best approach to caring for your senior pet includes
preventive testing so that:
We can establish baseline blood work to serve as a
comparison when changes occur
We can identify existing health problems that aren’t
detected through a physical exam alone
We can monitor progress during treatment
The tests we recommend are similar to and equally as important
as those that human physician run on their patients. After
we run the recommended tests, we can help you understand
your pet’s current health status and common medical
conditions your pet could face, and discuss a regular monitoring
plan.
The combination of blood tests we recommend for the
senior pet is listed below.
