Feeding a wet food or soaked kibble might be more palatable and comfortable for your elderly dog.
DID YOU KNOW?
Not all senior dogs need a senior dog diet — it depends on their health and activity levels.
Asad reality of dogs is that they age faster than we do. This means that anyone living with a dog is likely to experience changes in their pet’s health, behaviour, and even appearance over time.
While ageing and age-related changes are inevitable for dogs, you can implement some essential care and management measures to help keep them happy and healthy for as long as possible. Thinking about their nutrition
is an important part of this.
But do dogs really need nutritional changes or ‘senior’ diets as they age? And what changes might we want to make?
WHAT IS A SENIOR DOG?
Smaller dog breeds and types have a longer life expectancy than larger dogs. Giant breeds tend to have the shortest lifespans and are often classed as ‘senior’ from between five and eight years of age. Small and toy dogs are often viewed as reaching senior status at about 10 years of age. When a dog is classed as senior varies, based not only on size but also on overall health status. Many commercial dog foods label a senior diet as suitable for dogs aged seven years and upwards. However, this does not mean that dogs automatically need a senior diet then. Some dogs never need their diet altered, whereas others need specific amends much earlier in life.
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