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Age at Diagnosis of Select Chronic Diseases
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The increasing recognition of the importance of preventive care has led to recommendations for routine veterinary visits and laboratory diagnostics for early detection of diseases. Following these recommendations can lead to both early disease detection (which may enable interventions that stop or slow disease progression) and establishment of baseline pet health information formonitoring over time (1-4). For some commonly diagnosed problems, the onset of clinical disease can be subtle, and pets can be good at hiding signs of weakness or illness. As such, the veterinarian’s job in assessing the health of the aging pet is more challenging. When pets seem healthy, it may be difficult to convince owners of the additional benefits of routine visits and laboratory screenings (2), although reports have presented evidence of such benefits in apparently healthy pets (5-7). In this article, information will be provided to support veterinarians in their discussions with clients about wellness care.
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