As our pets live longer, appropriate care that is directed towards their changing needs is a must. The veterinarians and staff at Companion Animal Veterinary Associates want to give you the information and tools to provide your mature pet with the best quality of life. Conditions that more often affect our mature animals include dental disease, vision impairments, arthritis, skin growths, obesity, heart disease, and cognitive decline. Routine lab work can help to identify early metabolic changes, including diabetes, thyroid disease, and kidney disease. For most diagnosed conditions there are medical and nutritional treatment options that can be instituted to help manage the medical condition and allow your pet live with good quality of life.

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Caring for Senior Pets

Cognitive Dysfunction Assessment Chart

Companion Animal Veterinary Associates provides a separate area within our facility for end of life services. We encourage family to stay with their pet during the euthanasia process. House call services for humane euthanasia may be arranged in select cases. We strive to make the euthanasia process as stress free as possible and work with Delaware Pet Cremation to provide aftercare services and the appropriate memorial for your pet of your choosing.

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