Senior Pet Care

Senior pets are a large part of our practice and we love them dearly. It is our belief that, as aging happens, it is important to make sure that we are taking optimal care of our pets and ensure that they are getting all of the proper nutrients/vitamins in their diet. We believe that is important to provide clients with all pertinent information once a pet reaches it’s senior years. As we get older ourselves, everything changes. We are expected to have more frequent visits to our doctors and to make sure we follow up with routine bloodwork and other tests as deemed necessary. We are trying to give our senior pets the same level of care.

At Winrose, we have designed a special program for our senior pets. It is structured in such a way that we do specific tests to ensure that your pet is staying healthy and happy in his/her later years. With our Senior Wellness, we are able to detect any changes at an early stage with blood tests, urine tests, ECG’s and x-rays. Early detection means earlier treatment and a better prognosis for the longterm.

We break the program into two annual visits and at each visit your pet receives a complete exam and required tests. This allows us to fully review all organs systems your pet twice a year and helps minimize stress as we perform certain tests at each visit instead of doing them all at once. Seeing your pet two times a year instead of one also allows us to detect subtle physical changes before they become major problems. Keep in mind we typically say our pets age 5-7 years for each human calendar year. As such, big changes can happen in a short period of time!

Our Senior Wellness program includes nutrition counselling as well. This is an important part of staying healthy in the golden years. We now have great diets available to help with everything from mobility to kidney disease. Please feel free to ask any team member about our Senior Wellness or senior diets and we will gladly provide any additional information you require. We want to keep our patients as healthy as possible for as many precious years as possible!