随着您的狗狗年龄的增长，它的身体系统功能可能会发生一些变化。 其中一些是由于老化过程而产生的正常变化，其他的可能是疾病的征兆。 要时刻注意您的狗狗，特别是如果它是老年人。 以下是老年狗狗的主要疾病。
监测食物消耗： 消耗了多少，吃的是什么类型的食物（例如，如果你的狗离开了狗粮盘而只吃罐头），是否有吃或吞咽困难，是否有呕吐现象？
监测水的消耗： 饮水比平时多或少？ 监测排尿和排便：粪便的颜色、数量、稠度和频率；尿液的颜色和数量；排尿或排便时有无疼痛的迹象，在屋内有无排尿或排便？
每两个月测量一次体重：对于小型犬，使用婴儿秤或邮递秤，或者使用兽医办公室的秤，对于中型犬，先抱着狗称体重，然后称自己的体重，然后减去，找出差异，对于大型犬，你可能需要使用兽医的秤。
检查和剪指甲，寻找任何肿块、肿胀或不愈合的伤口；任何异常的气味，腹部大小的任何变化，头发的生长和脱落 .
See_also: 霉菌病--众所周知的虫子
监测行为： 睡眠模式，服从命令，倾向于与人相处；任何污秽的房子，容易受惊，独自一人时焦虑？
监测活动和流动性： 上楼梯困难，无法在不迅速疲惫的情况下运动，撞到东西，突然倒下，抽搐，失去平衡，步态改变？
寻找呼吸方面的任何变化： 咳嗽、喘息、打喷嚏？ 提供牙齿保健：给狗狗刷牙，定期检查它的口腔内部，检查是否有过度流口水、任何溃疡、口臭、牙龈肿胀或有颜色：黄色、浅粉色或紫红色？
See_also: 狗的皮骨头的危险性 监测室温和你的狗看起来最舒服的温度。
定期安排与兽医的预约。
下表显示了一些最常见的疾病征兆。 请记住，仅仅因为你的狗有某种疾病的征兆，并不一定意味着它患有这种疾病。 它确实意味着，你的狗应该由你的兽医进行检查，以便做出正确的诊断。
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