Older Cats Can Have Higher Vet Costs
It's no secret that humans have an emotional attachment to their cats. For some senior citizens, their cats represent the only reason they get out of bed in the morning. But what happens when the cat becomes a senior citizen?
"When I graduated from veterinary college in 1954, an 8-year-old cat
was considered old," said veterinarian, Dr. Steven Shaff (Cats
Exclusive Veterinary Hospital in Ridgefield, NJ). "Today, many of my patients
are 17, 18, and 19, and I have at least four who are 20."
Advances in veterinary medicine have grown exponentially in the last 10 years. Today, your veterinarian can do almost anything your doctor can do. We have ophthalmologists, dermatologists, dentists who do root canals. You name it,...
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