Senior Dog Blog

By: Dr. Christoper Durin In human medicine, a grading system is used to assess the severity of arthritis in human patients. In my veterinary pract...

By: Dean Ricard, Canadian Association of Raw Pet food Manufacturers Fifty years ago, dogs were considered geriatric at age of 12 (average size d...

By: Lisa Spector, Through a Dog’s Ear, Co-Founder and Pianist on Music Series As I approach the big 50, I notice that I don’t have the same toleran...

By: Dr. Christoper Durin Most of us would like to think that our dogs will never get sick or grow old, however, it is inevitable. The majority of d...

It is never easy to watch your dog get older and often times people feel powerless because they are not sure how to help. In the past when a dog lo...

We try not to think that our dogs will grow old but they do. And just like people, dogs will experience a lot of changes as they reach a certain ag...

It always amazes me how closely the dog world parallels the human world, in particular as you look at the challenges of getting older. Arthritis is...

Along with the joy that comes with owning and loving a senior dog, we often face times of uncertainty, decision and grief.  As we cope with the ine...

Non-Invasive Treatments give Senior Dogs Options to Surgery One of the hardest decisions to make as an owner of a senior dog is deciding on the b...

I read one of the best articles in a long time on senior dogs today called Old Dog, Good Dog which talks about so much more than the health issues ...

By Dr Jeannie Thomason (Part 2 in a two part series on dog obesity.) The health risks to overweight dogs are serious and every dog owner should be...

By Dr Jeannie Thomason (Part 1 in a two part series on dog obesity.) Obesity is one of the common diseases of Older (Senior, Geriatric) dogs. Fortu...