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While a dog is considered to be man’s best friend, just like our family, you need to take good care of them. This means ensuring that your dog maintains a healthy body from the time it’s a puppy to when it gets old. 

While Asia is little known for having a large number of pet owners, the tide is quickly turning around. Today different norms have changed and dog ownership is just one of them. You can learn more about Asia and its cultural makeup in a bid to better understand what the change is all about. 

Even so, a vast majority of dog owners, either in Asia or any other part of the world ignore the fact that their dog will get old at one point. The truth is that all dogs, regardless of their breed, graduate to become seniors, one way or another. 

But how can you know that your dog is a senior? Well, the telltale signs are always there. First, your senior dog will have difficulty walking, and at some point, it cannot run completely. Additionally, your dog will also develop digestive problems and even have difficulty eating. 

When you notice these signs, it’s time to adjust to the changes by giving your senior dog better treatment. This article will give you a detailed explanation on how to take care of your senior dog in Asia. Hopefully, these tips will go a long way to ensure that your dog is not only comfortable but age gracefully as well. 

Continue Exercising Your Dog

Just because your dog is old, doesn’t mean that you stop exercising him. In fact, it is recommended that you exercise your dog more regularly once it’s a senior. 

However, you should always ensure to exercise causation when exercising your senior dog. It’s of utmost importance to be moderate while taking your dog out for exercise. Too much if the exercise can be harmful, while too little won’t have any impact on the development of the muscles. 

In order to effectively exercise your senior dog, it’s important to do regular light exercises. This can be simple exercises such as taking your senior dog out for a walk or simply engaging your dog in light games in your home. 

Provide Your Dog Comfortable Accommodations

Just like humans, the nature of your dog’s accommodation plays an integral role in ensuring that it remains safe and healthy. But how do you ensure that your senior dog gets comfortable accommodation?

There are myriads of ways to this effect. However, always remember that the simple things are the ones that bring out the biggest differences. 

One of the most important things to consider is the beddings. While a puppy might play around or even sleep on wooden floors, a senior dog can’t. More so, if your senior dog has arthritis, ensure to offer a comfortable mattress as well as a warm blanket. 

If you are unable to offer your senior dog these items, you can as well ensure that your senior dog lies on a carpeted floor. This will go a long way in ensuring that your senior dog remains comfortable always. 

Consider Offering Your Senior Dog a Special Diet

As mentioned before, your senior dog always needs to be in good health. In a bid to ensure this, one of the things that you should always consider is the food that you offer to your dog. 

You should always thoroughly consider the diet that your dog is on. Since most senior dogs are at risk of developing different conditions such as heart and kidney diseases, its important to ensure that a vast majority of their diets are low on sodium. 

When considering a change of diet, you should ensure to first consult your veterinarian. This way, you will have a good idea of the condition that your dog is in and get clear instructions in which diets are good and which ones to avoid. 

Regularly Take Your Dog to The Vet

Your vet plays a crucial role in your dog’s overall well being. Not only is he able to diagnose any problems that your dog might be facing, but your vet is also able to treat any conditions that your senior dog is suffering from.

While it is always advisable to take your dog to the vet once every year, this is not the case for senior dogs. This is simply because senior dogs have a tendency of falling Ill more often due to their age. Therefore, regular visits to the veterinarian are important. 

Always remember that preventing diseases is much cheaper than actually treating them. Therefore, you should always ensure that your dog is regularly examined by your vet to ensure that it is free of any diseases. 

Maintain a Good Oral Hygiene

Another thing to fully concentrate on your aging dog is dental hygiene. As mentioned before, senior dogs are more susceptible to dental problems. This always leads to difficulty in chewing foods, thus affecting the overall health of your dog. 

But how do you ensure that you maintain proper dental hygiene for your senior dog? While this might prove to be overwhelming for many dog owners, you can always rely on your vet for guidance on how to clean your dog’s teeth. 

Even so, as much as your vet will advise on how to maintain your senior dog’s hygiene, always remember that you will have to do the cleaning yourself at home. Therefore, ensure to develop a routine and habit of ensuring that you thoroughly inspect and clean your senior dog’s teeth.

Prevent Parasites and Diseases

It goes without saying that for any dog, regardless of the breed and age, routine inspection and prevention of parasites should be carried out. 

However, the routine vaccination and inspection for infectious parasites should intensify as your dog becomes a senior.  Always work together with your vet to ensure that your senior dog is free of any parasites that may otherwise cause diseases.

Courtney P.

I’m a 20-something stay-at-home mother and wife. I have an amazing husband, a beautiful daughter, two loving dogs, and a lazy cat. I wouldn’t change my life for anything! I love to read, listen to music, cook and blog!

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