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Click on the kitty for
our online store!
Now you can order many
of your cat’s diets,
treats, prescription
medications, dental
supplies, flea and tick
control products, and
other items online, and
have them delivered
right to your door.
These are the very same
products that you
purchase directly from
our hospital, at the
same price. To
check out our online
store,
CLICK HERE.
New Hope for Senior Cats
with
Age-Related Behavior
Changes
Advances in feline
veterinary care and
nutrition have resulted
in an increase in
lifespan, and an
increase in the
population of geriatric
cats.
Accompanying this
increase are the
expected increases in
geriatric diseases,
including age-related
behavior changes, or
Cognitive Dysfunction
Syndrome (CDS).
It is estimated
that CDS occurs in at
least 28% of cats aged
11 to 14, and in over
50% of cats 15 years of
age or older.
The most commonly
observed behavior
changes include
confusion (for example,
getting trapped in
corners), altered
relationships with
owners or other cats,
irritability, anxiety or
decreased response to
stimuli, changes in
sleep/wake patterns,
inappropriate
vocalization (crying
loudly at night, for
example), altered
learning or memory (for
example, housesoiling),
strange changes in
activity (aimless
wandering or pacing),
decreased grooming, and
temporal disorientation
(for example, forgetting
that they’ve just been
fed). Recently, a new
supplement has become
available to treat CDS
in cats.
The product,
Novifit-S, is tablet
that is given once
daily.
If you think your
geriatric cat may be
experiencing age-related
behavioral changes, give
our hospital a call, and
a doctor or technician
can give you more
information about this
new medication.
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