Senior
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Older pets are a growing and very diverse group of animals.
Nutritional requirements of senior and geriatric pets are not
well defined, as each should be treated as an individual case.
- Senior
Pets are generally considered to be a senior in the last half
of their expected life span. An indoor 10 year old cat may be
considered a senior animal as its life expectancy is
approximately 18-20 years. When a dog is considered a senior
depends upon the breed as smaller breeds have longer life
spans than large and giant breeds.
Nutritional requirements of senior pets have not been documented
to be different than the nutritional needs of adult animals;
however, senior diets generally have nutrient profiles adjusted
for the most commonly diagnosed diseases in older pets (kidney, heart & obesity).
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- Geriatric
Pets are generally considered geriatric in the last fourth
of their expected life span. Indoor cats are considered
geriatric generally after 15 yrs of age. As with senior
dogs, when a dog is considered geriatric depends upon the
breed. The nutritional needs of geriatric pets are very
difficult to predict because most of them have clinical
signs of one or more diseases that may alter nutritional
needs.
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