Gear & Reviews
Best Gear for Senior Dogs: Comfort, Mobility and Dignity
The equipment that makes the biggest difference to an older dog: bedding, flooring, raised bowls, ramps, harnesses and enrichment that does not require running.
Tag: senior dogs
15 articles
Health
Incontinence in Senior Dogs: Causes and What Actually Helps
Leaking while asleep is not a house-training failure and it is not something to put up with. The common causes, the effective treatments and the practical management.
Health
Constipation in Dogs: Causes, Home Care and When to Worry
Straining without producing, hard dry stools and reduced appetite. What causes constipation in dogs, what is safe to try at home and when it becomes an emergency.
Health
Laryngeal Paralysis in Dogs: The Noisy Breathing That Is Not Age
Raspy breathing, a changed bark and heat intolerance in an older large-breed dog often mean laryngeal paralysis. What it is, why it is dangerous and what can be done.
Health
Kidney Disease in Dogs: Signs, Stages and What Helps
How chronic kidney disease develops in dogs, the early signs owners miss, what the staging means and the diet and hydration changes that genuinely slow it down.
Nutrition
Keeping a Dog Properly Hydrated
How much is normal, the ten-second check for dehydration, and the dogs for whom water intake is a medical priority.
Dog Care
Adopting a Senior Dog
Older rescue dogs are overlooked, settle faster than puppies, and come with a set of considerations worth going in clear-eyed about.
Nutrition
Getting an Older Dog to Eat
Appetite loss in an older dog is a symptom first and a habit second. What to rule out, and the practical measures that work.
Training
Training an Older Dog
The old-dogs-new-tricks idea is simply wrong. What does change with age is pace, sensory ability and physical comfort — and the adjustments are small.
Dog Care
Quality of Life and End-of-Life Decisions
How to assess quality of life honestly, what the process involves, and what to consider before the day. Written plainly, because vagueness does not help.