How To Cope With An Aged Dog
When you decide to get a pet dog, you must also prepare yourself for the inevitable.
Like us humans, dogs will eventually get old and loose all that energy when he was once at his prime.
This is something that you have to understand and accept as this is a fact of life.
It is a natural process and we cannot do anything to stop it.
However, one way of showing that we deeply care for our dogs is to help them become comfortable as they age.
Here are some tips that you can follow so you can be sure that your beloved pet would still be happy even as he grows older.
Get your dog into a routine check up once every year.
Have him checked for diseases and other infections.
Have his digestive system checked and ensure that he is free from all those parasites that could harm him.
Schedule a regular exercise for your dog.
As your dog ages, he might lose his interest in exercising.
As an owner, do not take this as a sign or an excuse to give up.
Encourage him to go with you for walks.
The exercise will help his body cope with the process.
It would also be good for you.
Also be eyeful of the signs that your favourite pet is aging.
Most of the time, dogs who are aging lose interest in physical activities and would prefer sleeping.
Furthermore, aging dogs are often reactive to weather conditions and gets easily dehydrated when it is too warm.
Sometimes, it is hard to notice in some breeds, but aging dogs tend to lose proper hearing and suffer from blindness.
Their coats may become dull and dry due to loss of natural hair and they become sicklier due to weakened immune system.
If you are that close to your pet, you would be able to see these signs easily.
Aging dogs may need more special care than what we usually give to those who are normal and healthy.
It is important that as a pet owner, your canine friend will eventually have to go especially if you are seeing the aging signs among him.
While we cannot dictate the forces of nature and make this pet of yours stay for good, we can make it comfortable for him for as long as time dictates you to.
Bringing your dog to the vet, watching his diet and getting him enough exercise are just routines you have to engage in so they live comfortable times ahead of them.
But if you can show extra tender loving care by talking to them, slightly playing with them, or simply bonding with them, means a great deal already.
This is the least that can be done so that your pet feels loved and appreciated, even when he is no longer as energetic as he used to be.
They may not be able to tell us but being surrounded by family is the best feeling in the world for them.
Like us humans, dogs will eventually get old and loose all that energy when he was once at his prime.
This is something that you have to understand and accept as this is a fact of life.
It is a natural process and we cannot do anything to stop it.
However, one way of showing that we deeply care for our dogs is to help them become comfortable as they age.
Here are some tips that you can follow so you can be sure that your beloved pet would still be happy even as he grows older.
Get your dog into a routine check up once every year.
Have him checked for diseases and other infections.
Have his digestive system checked and ensure that he is free from all those parasites that could harm him.
Schedule a regular exercise for your dog.
As your dog ages, he might lose his interest in exercising.
As an owner, do not take this as a sign or an excuse to give up.
Encourage him to go with you for walks.
The exercise will help his body cope with the process.
It would also be good for you.
Also be eyeful of the signs that your favourite pet is aging.
Most of the time, dogs who are aging lose interest in physical activities and would prefer sleeping.
Furthermore, aging dogs are often reactive to weather conditions and gets easily dehydrated when it is too warm.
Sometimes, it is hard to notice in some breeds, but aging dogs tend to lose proper hearing and suffer from blindness.
Their coats may become dull and dry due to loss of natural hair and they become sicklier due to weakened immune system.
If you are that close to your pet, you would be able to see these signs easily.
Aging dogs may need more special care than what we usually give to those who are normal and healthy.
It is important that as a pet owner, your canine friend will eventually have to go especially if you are seeing the aging signs among him.
While we cannot dictate the forces of nature and make this pet of yours stay for good, we can make it comfortable for him for as long as time dictates you to.
Bringing your dog to the vet, watching his diet and getting him enough exercise are just routines you have to engage in so they live comfortable times ahead of them.
But if you can show extra tender loving care by talking to them, slightly playing with them, or simply bonding with them, means a great deal already.
This is the least that can be done so that your pet feels loved and appreciated, even when he is no longer as energetic as he used to be.
They may not be able to tell us but being surrounded by family is the best feeling in the world for them.
