Leveraging quality-of-life tools to help improve compliance, better outcomesJanuary 28, 2025Learn how you can equip your team with a standard assessment and communication tool to better serve pets and pet families in this especially intricate phase of their pet’s life.
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VPN Plus+ ExclusiveA New Way to See an Old Disease: Updates on Canine and Feline OsteoarthritisDecember 4, 2024In this session: Kristin Kirkby Shaw, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR, reviews the latest information regarding OA prevalence in dogs and cats, provides tips for how to recognize and diagnose OA and OA pain as early as possible, discusses how to engage the entire veterinary healthcare team (including the caregiver) in management, and discusses how to develop an effective plan of care.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveGeriatric Globes: Best Practices for Treating Ophthalmic Disease in Senior Dogs and CatsNovember 25, 2024In this session: Seth Eaton, VMD, DACVO, lists the most common eye diseases presenting in geriatric dogs and cats, with a focus on those best practices for management and techniques to preserve vision and/or comfort in our aged small animal patients.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveHow Old is "Too Old:" Anesthesia for the Geriatric PatientNovember 22, 2024In this session: Tasha McNerney, BS, CVT, CVPP, VTS, provides a comprehensive overview of veterinary anesthesia for geriatric patients, starting with an introduction to the unique physiological changes and considerations in older animals.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveLand of Confusion: Cognitive Dysfunction in Cats and DogsOctober 30, 2024In this session: There are more than 30 million middle-aged dogs and 76 million mature cats in the U.S. As our pets pass middle age and more into their senior years we can see sensory decline, cognitive change, physical health changes, and limitations in mobility. Amy Learn, VMD, DACVB, covers how to recognize how these changes affect our pets and determine the best ways to help them.
Senior pet care: Underscoring the value of preventive laboratory work in aging petsJune 20, 2024Laboratory data from times of health help establish individual patient reference intervals for more sensitive detection of occult disease in our senior patients, some of which may have One Health importance, (e.g. roundworms and zoonotic risks).
Tips for evaluating aging petsMay 27, 2024The science of gerontology is young in veterinary medicine, but one of its important aspects involving assessment and care for older animals is the newly emerging concept of frailty.
Adoption of senior pets focus of celebrity-backed campaignMay 24, 2024Actress and senior pet owner Cecily Strong walked the orange carpet at “The Garfield Movie” premiere with adoptable senior pets from Vanderpump Dogs and Pasadena Humane.
$45M additional funding bolsters development of canine longevity drugMarch 25, 2024The latest financing round brings the total funds raised for the first FDA-approved dog lifespan extension drug to $125M
Senior-friendly pet care enhances human-animal bondJanuary 4, 2023Ensuring senior dogs and cats are happy, healthy, and sufficiently supported throughout their golden years requires an individualized, multifaceted approach.
