Besides time passing by, many things can make your cat older, prematurely. If you notice that your aging cat does not want to eat or drink talk with your vet.
Sometimes they need medicine to help them feel better and get back to eating and drinking again, which will keep them full of life.
You should also clean their ears, brush their fur, get them a new toy every now and then, play with them more often than usual, give them extra snuggles when they seem sad or scared, or just because they love it so much!
Schedule twice-annual “wellness” visits. “There’s a grace period for many illnesses: If you catch it early on, it’s usually less expensive and treatment is much more successful. Vet can do routine tests, such as blood tests or urinalysis, to pick up on the very earliest signs of health problems,” Becker says.
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