Grey Muzzle Health and Well-being

When our dogs become seniors, they start slowing down. These changes often come with age, but they also can be signs of conditions that might benefit from treatment. Here are symptoms, treatment options, and ways to prevent (or at least slow down) the progression of some of the top three common health issues with our geriatric pets.

Chiropractic care focuses on diagnosing, treating and preventing nerve stress caused by distortions in the musculoskeletal system, with special emphasis on the spine. This nerve stress can cause physical and emotional malfunction and is associated with loss of energy, pain, weakness, neurologic issues and disease of all types. Animal chiropractic is a broadening of human chiropractic with techniques developed to be able to treat animals.

Veterinarian Dr. Julie Buzby, a Grey Muzzle Advisory Board Member, explains some of the reasons why older dogs can be restless at night, and how a vet makes a diagnosis. She offers hope for sleepless dogs and their people, and suggests common remedies for this malady.

An estimated 54% of American pets are obese. Veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward, a Grey Muzzle Advisory Board member, discusses the causes and dangers of this pet obesity epidemic, how pet owners may be inadvertently sabotaging their pets' health, and what we can do manage our dogs' weight as they age.