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Complete Care for Your Aging Dog

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ISBN-10: 0451207890

ISBN-13: 9780451207890

Edition: 2003

Authors: Amy Shojai

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In this unique guide to aging pet care, Amy Shojai explains: how to entice your older pet into getting more exercise what changes to expect as your pet ages which pet-specific over-the-counter medications every owner should keep on hand and tips on everything from choosing the right products and food for your aging pet to performing nursing care at home. These are the definitive guides to turning back the clock-and keeping senior dogs and cats vital, happy, and active throughout their golden years.
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Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Amy Shojai is a nationally known authority on pet care & behavior, the author of eleven pet books & hundreds of articles & columns, & the spokesperson for Purina brand pet foods. She founded & is president of the International Cat Writers Association.

Introduction
Using This Book
How Dogs Age
Defining "Old"
Benefits of Senior Pets
What to Expect
Insurance and Care Plans
Quality of Life
Treatment Advice
Golden Moments: Collie Love
The Aging Process
How Age Affects The Body
The Senses
Aging Eyes
Aging Ears
Aging Taste
Aging Nose
Golden Moments: Led by the Nose
Bones and Muscles
Digestion
Aging Teeth
Aging Stomach and Intestines
Aging Pancreas and Liver
Endocrine System--Hormones
Heart and Lungs
Immunity
Nerves
Aging Mind
Reproduction
Skin and Hair
Urinary System
Golden Moments: Thinking Young
L.O.V.E. for Health
Listen with Your Heart
Observe for Changes: Home Health Alerts
Behavior Cues
Body Warnings
Visit the Veterinarian: Well-Pet Exams
Screening Tests
Enrich the Environment
Nutrition
Exercise
Physical Therapy
Golden Moments: A Decade of Flying High!
Grooming
Accommodations
Exercising the Mind
Golden Moments: Feeling Important
Nursing Care
Care Considerations
Pain Management
Golden Moments: Kramer's Legacy
Owner Attention
Restraint
Medication
Fluid Therapy
Nutritional Support
Wound and Bandage Maintenance
Advanced-Care Options
Veterinary Specialists
Geriatric Research
Nutrition Research
Food Restriction
Antioxidants--Vitamin Age-Protection
Brain Research
Drug Research
Herbal Options
Pain Management
Acupuncture
Golden Moments: Loving Andy
Surgery
Golden Moments: Care from the Heart
Making Choices
The Final Gift
Preparing for the End
Talking to Children
Right Time, Right Place
Understanding Euthanasia
Validating Grief
Honoring the Memory
A-To-Z Health Concerns
Arthritis
Nonsurgical Treatment
Weight Control
Exercise
Medication
Neutraceuticals
Acupuncture
Surgical Treatment
Total Hip Replacement
Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO)
Total Elbow Replacement
Joint "Washout"
Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
Joint Fusion
Arthroscopic Joint Capsule Shrinkage
Golden Moments: Smiles for Hawk
Back Problems
Treating Injury
Degenerative Disease
Golden Moments: Free-Wheeling Willy
Blindness
Accommodations
Golden Moments: Love After Dark
Brain Tumors
Treatment
Cancer
Diagnosis
Treatment
Surgery
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Other Options
Nutrition
Alternative Therapies
Prognosis
Golden Moments: Scout's Lucky Break
Cataracts
Treatment
Golden Moments: Gambling on Heidi
Constipation
Treatment
Cushing's Disease
Treatment
Deafness
Accommodations
Hearing Aids
Golden Moments: Tazzy's Reawakening
Dental Disease
Treatment
Prevention
Diabetes Mellitus
Treatment
Golden Moments: Heidi Sticks It Out
Dry Eye
Treatment
Glaucoma
Treatment
Heart Disease
Diagnosis
Treatment
Golden Moments: Saving Zoe
Kidney Failure
Treatment
Hemodialysis
Transplants
Golden Moments: A Doozer of a Dog
Liver Disease
Diagnosis
Treatment
Obesity
Diagnosis
Treatment
Senility
Treatment
New Frontiers
Stroke
Diagnosis
Treatment
Urinary Incontinence
Treatment
Additional Resources
Senior-Care Directory
Veterinary Schools and Bereavement Hot Lines
Web Sites and E-mail Lists
Further Reading
Insurance and Care Plans
Foods for Seniors
Product Sources for Seniors
Home Medicine Chest
Glossary
Expert Sources
Index
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