GERIATRIC DOG HEALTH & CARE JOURNAL IBD

Sinopsis

Created especially for pet parents of geriatric dogs, the tools in this journal will help you watch over and attend to your dogâÇÖs well-being and feel more empowered to make the best health and care decisions for your dog. Dr. Mary Gardner, guides you in tracking your dogâÇÖs attitude, activities, behavior, medical care, and joys of life as you share your furry companionâÇÖs journey through their marvelous elder years.áThroughout your dogâÇÖs life and especially during their twilight years, itâÇÖs important to note any out-of-character changes they show and the concerns you have. Some changes-increased thirst, a pea-size lump or bump, diarrhea, restlessness at night, picky eating-may signal serious health issues. Keeping a pet health and care journal also helps you identify factors that may have contributed to the symptoms or the improvements you noted.áThe journal pages, questionnaires, logs, lists, assessments, and other templates will help you document and keep important information handy and organized as you care for your aging dog. Included:My dogâÇÖs care team: a handy list of all those who help care for your dog.Health journal: questions to help recognize changes in your dog.Meals and treats: log to track nutrition, a key factor in helping prevent or manage many different ailments.Cognitive health assessment: checklist that helps identify signs of age-related mental decline.Symptom record: form for monitoring whether conditions or ailments have improved, stayed stable, or declined.Veterinary visits and procedures: log to track the highlights and important findings from your dogâÇÖs checkups.Diagnostic tests: spot to record a summary of blood and urine tests and x-ray or other results.Tracking treatments: a handy reference sheet for treatments youâÇÖve tried, changes youâÇÖve made, medications and supplements youâÇÖre giving, and their effects.Counting breaths: a respiratory rate tracking sheet important for dogs with laryngeal paralysis, trachea or lung conditions, or heart disease.Goals of care: a table to write answers to care-oriented questions that help you identify priorities as your pet experiences the limitations and illnesses that aging brings.The adventures of a lifetime: a simple bucket list and why itâÇÖs important to create one for your dog.Favorite Things/Joyful living: an inventory of the things that routinely bring your dog joy to help you observe your dogâÇÖs life quality.Assessing your dogâÇÖs life quality: an evaluation tool to help you consider your dogâÇÖs overall physical, mental, and emotional well-being.Caring for caregivers: a chart to help you reflect on some of the challenges and stressful feelings you may experience while caring for your ailing dog and identify areas of support.Dog days calendar: guidance on defining what makes a good day and a bad day for your dog and you, and why you may want to track each day on a simple but meaningful visual daily monitor.áThese tools can also make partnering with your veterinarian easier as you continue to provide your poochâÇÖs best care! Use this journal as a practical stand-alone resource, or as a perfect companion to Dr. GardnerâÇÖs book for parents of older dogs, ItâÇÖs Never Long Enough - A Practical Guide to Caring for Your Geriatric Dog