Complete care for your aging dog /
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
New American Library,
2003.
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Table of Contents:
- Defining "old"
- Benefits of senior pets
- What to expect
- Insurance and care plans
- Quality of life
- Treatment advice
- Golden moments : Collie love
- The aging process
- How age affects the body
- The senses
- Aging eyes
- Aging ears
- Aging taste
- Aging nose
- Golden moments : led by the nose
- Bones and muscles
- Digesting
- Aging teeth
- Aging stomach and intestines
- Aging pancreas and liver
- Endocrine system - hormones
- Heart and lungs
- Immunity
- Nerves
- Aging mind
- Reproduction
- Skin and hair
- Urinary systems
- Golden moment : thinking young
- L.O.V.E. for health
- Listen with your heart
- Observe for changes : home health alerts
- Behavior cues
- Body warnings
- Visit the veterinarian : well-pet exams
- Screening tests
- Enrich the environment
- Nutrition
- Exercise
- Physical therapy
- Golden moments : a decade of flying high
- Grooming
- Accommodations
- Exercising the mind
- Golden moments : feeling important
- Nursing care
- Care considerations
- Pain management
- Golden moments : Kramer's legacy
- Owner attention
- Restraint
- Medication
- Fluid therapy
- Nutritional support
- Wound and bandage maintenance
- Advanced-care options
- Veterinary specialists
- Geriatric research
- Nutrition research
- Food restriction
- Antioxidants - vitamin age-protection
- Brain research
- Drug research
- Herbal options
- Pain management
- Acupuncture
- Golden moments : loving Andy
- Surgery
- Golden moments : care from the heart
- Making choices
- The final gift
- Preparing for the end
- Talking to children
- Right time, right place
- Understanding euthanasia
- Validating grief
- Honoring the memory