Palliative care comes into place when a disease has progressed, and curing is no longer intended or possible. In providing palliative care, our focus is to improve quality rather than quantity of life.
We do acupuncture but it is a passive activity. If your dog/cat is able to, low-impact exercises will be good for prevention of muscle hypotrophy as well as to build stronger muscles.
Pet nutrition/food is at best confusing, and at worst anxiety-inducing. The plethora of choices and accessible information out there induces guilt in all of us.
Cats are often picky and unpredictable. We have 2 cats--one's a glutton that would gobble up bitter gourd in a heartbeat, the other has to be hand-fed at times.
Unlike a medical appointment, a pet's death is rarely an affair which can be predicted. However, when it does happen to loved ones, it is good to know your options for the final crossing over the rainbow bridge.
Omega-3 oil is often mentioned as a supplement to be given to improve your dog's skin or joint condition; many vets suggest it and research does support this.
One year ago, we started our little business. We named it VetMobile, inspired by Batmobile, despite not having a vehicle. In this one year, we met many amazing beings (both human and animals).
Just like us humans, age-related changes to the brain are unavoidable. Their senses may start to lose their abilities, and may be unable to see and hear as well as before.