Senior Dog Medicine, Written Down
Practical guidance for veterinary teams caring for aging dogs: clinical frameworks, client communication, and the senior-specific details that change outcomes.
Rapamycin for Dogs: What to Tell Clients Who Ask
Clients are asking about rapamycin for their senior dogs. Here is what the canine trials actually show, what TRIAD will and will not answer, and how to respond without overpromising.
SQ Ketamine in Senior Dogs: What We Actually Know
Subcutaneous ketamine is being used for refractory pain in senior dogs, but the evidence is perioperative. What vets should know about dosing, patient selection, and monitoring.
Senior Dog OA Management: Summer Plan Adjustments
Summer changes OA management in senior dogs. This post details how to adjust multimodal pain plans when heat, humidity, and activity shifts affect your patients.
Senior Dog Client Communication: What to Say and When
Client communication about senior dog aging is a clinical skill. This post covers practical language, timing guidance, and frameworks for veterinary teams.
Managing Senior Dog Patients in Summer Heat: A Clinical Overview
Senior dogs face unique thermoregulation risks in summer heat. Here’s a clinical guide to identifying, managing, and preventing heat stress in your older patients.
Noise Anxiety in Senior Dogs: An Early CCDS Signal
Noise sensitivity in senior dogs may signal early CCDS. How to use post-holiday follow-ups as a cognitive screening touchpoint.
Body Condition Score Is Not Enough: Nutrition Assessment in Senior Dog Patients
Body condition scoring misses sarcopenia. How to add muscle condition scoring, calibrate protein to CKD stage, and make senior nutrition recommendations stick.
44% of Your Patients Are Seniors. Is Your Practice Ready?
Walk through your appointment schedule from last week and sort it by patient age. In most companion animal practices, somewhere close to half of those patients are...