Senior Pet Care at San Pablo Animal Hospital
Animals age at a much faster rate than humans because their projected life span is quite a bit shorter. An older pet (greater than seven years of age) may be more prone to serious health problems such as:
- Diabetes
- Arthritis
- Cancer
- Kidney disease
- Heart disease
We know over the years that your pet becomes a family member and we make every effort to keep him or her as healthy as possible. At San Pablo Animal Hospital we can tailor a geriatric program to suit the needs of your pet. Some of those services may include:
- Standard physical exam
- Oral exam
- Rectal exam
- Thyroid function screen
- Liver function screen
- Diabetes screen
- Anemia screen
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Fecal analysis
- Intestinal parasites screen
- Diet and exercise recommendations
This program will allow us the opportunity to screen your pet for serious health problems rather than waiting for obvious signs of major illness. The geriatric program serves to establish baseline values for pets. The normal healthy values may be used for a comparison in the future if your pet does develop a disease or illness.