The Senior Dog Veterinary Society forges partnerships to improve patient care

Polycarp, a 13-year-old dog, “was suffering frequent loss of knowledge and his condition was life-threatening”; surgery required the collaboration of human cardiology professionals

The expanding universe of canine aging science - Veterinary Practice News

Aging is the single most important risk factor for disability, disease, and, ultimately, death in adult dogs.1 It has long been viewed as inevitable and immutable, but decades of scientific research have demonstrated aging is more appropriately understood as a modifiable risk factor for these negative health outcomes. Aging is simply biology—a set of cellular and molecular processes that progressively reduce the physiologic and functional capaci…

The Senior Dog Veterinary Society forges partnerships to improve patient care

Longevity drug developer Loyal and pain therapy manufacturer Elanco Animal Health are working with the organization to promote the need for aging canine care and enhance veterinary resources.

The Veterinary Faculty reported that "he made history in the country" when performing the first implant of pacemaker to Policarpo, a male canine crosses 13 years with atrioventricular block of third degree. In a report released by this study house it was pointed out that the dog suffered frequent loss of knowledge and his condition was potentially fatal. After a first diagnosis, his owner and student of the Institution, Paula Montagne, went to t…