Senior Pet Care

Aging pets experience gradual organ deterioration, hormonal changes, joint degeneration, and increased susceptibility to disease — often without showing visible symptoms until conditions are advanced. Heart failure, kidney disease, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes can all be silent for months or years. Our senior care program exists to catch these conditions when they are most treatable.

We focus on three core pillars for senior pets:

• Nutrition — tailored to your pet's current weight, arthritis status, cognitive function, and organ health
• Arthritis & Joint Management — proven, safe options from laser therapy to Adequan injections and anti-inflammatory medications
• Oral Health — senior pets are disproportionately affected by dental infections, mobile teeth, and oral pain. No senior pet should suffer silently from dental disease.

• Physical exam — the most important component; assesses all body systems for abnormalities
• Blood chemistry panel — evaluates organ function; diagnoses diabetes, liver disease, kidney failure
• Complete Blood Count (CBC) — screens for anemia and infection
• Urinalysis — assesses kidney function and detects urinary tract infections
• Thyroid screening (T4) — essential for senior cats in particular, where hyperthyroidism is extremely common
• Blood pressure measurement — high blood pressure in pets leads to kidney damage, blindness, and heart disease
• Glaucoma testing — rapid, painless intraocular pressure measurement; undetected glaucoma causes irreversible blindness
• Retinal exam — evaluates for bleeding, degeneration, inflammation, or detachment
• Chest radiographs (X-rays) — included in our longevity program to assess heart and lung health

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common conditions in senior dogs and cats, and one of the most underdiagnosed. Arthritis develops years before obvious clinical signs appear — by the time a pet visibly limps, significant joint damage has already occurred.

Our arthritis treatment options include:

• Adequan injections — FDA-approved, treats the actual disease process rather than just symptoms
• Librela (dogs) — once-monthly monoclonal antibody injection that targets the key driver of OA pain
• Solensia (cats) — the first and only FDA-approved treatment for feline osteoarthritis pain
• Class IV Laser Therapy — drug-free, non-invasive, reduces inflammation and promotes tissue healing
• JM therapeutic diet — nutritional support formulated specifically for joint mobility
• Weight management — reducing excess weight significantly reduces joint stress