12/15/2023
November was adopt a senior dog month. For those who adopted great job! You have a big heart and I’d like to say for the senior dogs thank you for giving them a chance at a happy life again I am pretty sure they are so grateful.
Now that you’ve had them for a couple weeks to a month you may have now noticed common senior problems. Slow to rising or difficulty rising after sleeping or a nap. Disinterested in walking for long distances, trouble going up and down the stairs this could be walking up the stairs stiff, slowly walking the stairs, showing pain or grunting while walking the stairs or right after, or tripping when going down the stairs, even avoiding the stairs. Stiff gait at a walk or jog, disliking to jog. Stiff shoulders not able to get good stretches or fully extend the shoulders, stiff elbows not able to flex the forearms as much, hearing joint pops when pet is stretching, walking, or getting up from sleeping, dripping urine in the house(urinary inconsistence), etc.
A lot of times when owners start to see these issues they do not know what to do. Common questions are: Do they need pain medication? Are you walking them too much? Why are they dripping urine in the house are there medications for that what should you do?
There are medications to help alleviate the symptoms of all of these things. There’s also chiropractic care. If your pet has severe pain it’s possible to use both to get them to a good plain to start them going and chiropractic care can correct the abnormalities that cause the symptoms so we can keep them going with maintenance!
If you have a senior pet with some of the issues listed and you want to try a holistic approach to help them contact [email protected] for an appointment or schedule one your self using our online calendar posted on our website at jumpwithjoychiropractic.com. We got you covered let’s make a plan to keep your senior pet and you happy and feeling great!
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