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If your dog is getting up in age, there are a few telltale signs
of chronic illness and serious ailments. Use the following overview
of symptoms to identify the potentiality of canine medical disorders:
Arthritis
-Muscle loss
-Discomfort lifting or raising hips
-Changes in behavior, irritability or isolation from others
-Difficulty ascending or descending flights of stairs/steps
-Problems with jumping
-Household soiling
Cancer
-A suppressed appetite
-Reduced stamina
-Any difficulty swallowing or eating
-Persistent abnormal swellings that continue to develop in growth
-Any type of sores or lesion that do not heal
-Weight loss without changes in feedings
-Any discharge or bleeding from any orifice of the body
-Any offensive odor
-Lethargy or a hesitation to exercise
-Breathing problems
-Changes in urination or defecation
Kidney
Disease – Kidney Failure
-Excessive
thirstiness
-Loose stools Diarrhea
-Regurgitation
-Increased volume of urination and thirst
-Weight loss without changes in diet
-Suppressed appetite to a loss of appetite
-Frailty and feebleness
-Discolored, pale gums
-Black tar stools to blood in vomit
-Oral ulcers, lacerations and smelly breath
-Modifications in behavior and temperament
Prostate
disease
- Household soiling
- Dribbling urination
- Blood in urine
Cataracts
-Eyes appear cloudy
-Clumsiness, bumping into objects
-Failure to retrieve balls and other objects
Cushing's
disease
-Thinning coat or changes in thickness of skin
-Frequent urination and an increased thirst
-A pot-bellied appearance
-Excessive to extreme appetite
Dental
disease
-Bad breath
-Difficulty eating or swallowing
-Without changes in diet and nutrition, Weight loss
Hypothyroidism
-Uncalled for weight gain
-Lethargic
-Super dry and thinning coat
-An unenthusiastic or depressed temperament |
