First of all, elderly dogs are prone to lose their body nutrients, while their ability to absorb nutrients is slowly declining, so elderly dogs are prone to lack nutrients, such as calcium nutrition and so on. Therefore, many elderly dogs suffer from diseases such as bones and arthritis, which are diseases that elderly dogs should prevent. Usually, when feeding the aged dogs, it is very important to prepare nutritious and comprehensive food, especially to strengthen the supply of calcium nutrition to ensure that the aged dogs have a healthy body.
Secondly, oral diseases are also the diseases that old dogs need to prevent. Such as periodontitis, gingivitis and the like. Old dogs' teeth are badly worn and yellow, and there will be cases where teeth fall off and it is difficult to chew food. Compared with young dogs, the diseases of gingivitis and periodontitis in old dogs are higher. Therefore, in daily life, we must insist on brushing our teeth for elderly dogs, and it is best to see a dentist regularly and do professional oral care to ensure the dog's oral health and prevent diseases.
In addition, for elderly dogs, it is necessary to better prevent colds, gastroenteritis, skin diseases and so on. For old dogs, the decline of physical fitness makes them more likely to get sick. At this time, dogs may suffer from any diseases. In order to prevent dogs from getting sick, it is very important to raise and manage them at ordinary times, and it is most important to take preventive measures to prevent dogs from getting sick.