Let's start with a story about me and Moose.
Moose is a 10-year-old dog, the equivalent of a human old man, and now the symptoms of old age are becoming more and more obvious. Call it sometimes no response, restless, walking blindly in the room or screaming at the corner, even the eyes are not as clear as before. Slip it sometimes also lazy do not like to move, so now do not tie it, but other shoveling officer do not learn ah, must lead! Safe. One day, there was a very small road in front of the house, and the car drove very slowly and did not pay much attention to it. I thought he was lying there and I was going to buy a vegetable. I was crossing the street when Moose suddenly shouted crazily and ran to me. I was surprised to run to him. At this time, a car was speeding past me. It was really speeding. It was less than 10 centimeters away from me. Oh, the reason why it is called is that I want to pay attention to the car coming, and when I pass it, it immediately quiets down and resumes its empty posture. Thank you, Moose, for saving my life!
Neurological symptoms of dogs beginning to age
The short story also said that Moose began to show signs of neurological aging, such as lack of concentration, absence, barking at the corner, and aimlessly circling around the room. Perhaps pet friends have also found that older dogs have more or less neurological symptoms. Some pet friends came to ask me, saying that because the dog is old, often lying at home without exercise, so there are many problems, the best solution is to take the dog out more and exercise more, in fact, we have to look at this dialectically. The dog is old, the physical condition is not good, proper exercise is no problem, but suddenly increase the amount of exercise is absolutely not possible, it can easily lead to a very serious disease, heart failure!
Popularize the knowledge of heart failure
What is heart failure?
Congestive heart failure is when the heart is unable to deliver enough blood to the body. A dog's heart is made up of four chambers of heart muscle. The four chambers are separated by heart valves, which ensure that blood can only flow in one direction. Each contraction of the heart muscle pumps blood around your dog's body, providing the organs with the energy and oxygen they need while taking away waste products. When heart valves age in an abnormal way, blood flows backwards so that you hear a heart murmur every time your heart beats. It is what we often call insufficient blood supply to the heart.
Manifestations of heart failure
1. Early Stages: Decreased activity, increased sleep, coughing-especially at night or early morning, weight loss, diarrhea 2. Late Stages: Persistent early stages, severe weight loss, distended abdomen, vomiting/diarrhea, leg swelling, expiratory dyspnoea, inability to rest, prolonged seizures, In fact, uncontrollable vomiting/diarrhea should be paid enough attention in the early stage, especially when it is found that the dog loses weight and is lethargic, so it is very important to have a physical examination twice a year, especially for the elderly dog.
How to prevent heart failure?
To be honest, there are not many things that can be done to prevent it, and what can be done to help it is to prevent the dog from being overweight! Now there is a trend of taking fat as beauty in our pet circle. I feel that when pets are thin, they are all stingy shoveling shit and not willing to feed delicious food. As a result, they are all like piglets. In fact, this is really not good for the health of pets. At the same time, feeding a high-quality, delicious and nutritious diet, plus regular exercise, dogs tend to have healthier hearts than dogs who do not like exercise. Remember that the dog needs some exercise every day, walking the dog twice a day in the morning and evening is essential, otherwise the dog will lose more than he gains when he comes back to tear down the house!
Sum up
Although Mousse now has some neurological symptoms, but there is no emaciation and other conditions, and I have given it two physical examinations every year, but the dog is old, just like we are old, all organs are beginning to degenerate slowly, in addition to careful care, the main thing is to pay attention to some sudden conditions, such as sudden emaciation, sudden lethargy, early detection and early treatment. I hope the old dogs can be healthy!
