Blog: senior pet

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We Age Too!

Did you know that by the age of 7 years your pet is considered a senior? That applies to both dogs & cats.

What to watch for in your Senior Pets

Celebrating Senior Pets

As many of you are already aware we, at the Mountain Road Animal Hospital, are focusing on our Senior pets for the Months of October & November.

Senior Pets: Preparing for their veterinary exam

When you’re at the clinic and you’re trying to calm and comfort your pet while the veterinarian performs her examination and is asking you endless questions, it can be hard to focus and give detailed and accurate answers.  Or sometimes there is one person in the family who may have…

Senior Pet Awareness

A pet is considered to be a “senior” when he/she surpassed the half-way point of the average life expectancy for its breed.  For simplicity’s sake, we consider pets to be senior over the age of 7 years.  During the months of October and November, we, at Mountain Road Animal Hospital,…