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Fluid Therapy . 74

Comfort Zone . 76

Golden Moments: Caring for Kricket 77

Nutritional Support 80

Feeding For Health . 82

Wound and Bandage Maintenance . 82

Comfort Zone . 83

CHAPTER 5—ADVANCED CARE OPTIONS . 84

Veterinary Specialists . 84

Specialties for Aging Cats . 85

Geriatric Research . 85

Nutrition Research . 86

Food Restriction . 88

Antioxidants—Vitamin Age Protection . 88

Brain Research . 89

Drug Research . 89

Clomicalm and Reconcile . 90

Herbal Options . 90

Pain Management 91

Comfort Zone . 92

Acupuncture . 92

Surgery . 93

Golden Moments: Zepp’s Last Chance . 94

CHAPTER 6--MAKING CHOICES . 97

The Final Gift 97

Preparing for the End . 97

Talking to Children . 98

Right Time, Right Place . 99

Golden Moments: Arthur’s Broken Heart 101

Understanding Euthanasia . 101

Validating Grief . 102

Honoring the Memory . 104

Comfort Zone . 105

Golden Moments: Midgie’s Legacy . 105

PART TWO: A-to-Z HEALTH CONCERNS . 107

ARTHRITIS . 107

Senior Symptoms . 107

Nonsurgical Treatment 108

Age-Defying Tips . 110

Weight Control 110

Exercise . 110

Nurse Alert! 111

Medication . 111

Feeding For Health . 112

Nutraceuticals . 112

Comfort Zone . 113

Acupuncture & Therapeutic Laser 114

Surgical Treatment 114

Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO) 115

Bottom Line . 115

Golden Moments: Accommodating Punkin . 115

BLINDNESS . 119

Senior Symptoms . 119

Accommodations . 119

Comfort Zone . 120

Golden Moments: Blind Stubbornness . 120

BRAIN TUMORS . 124

Senior Symptoms . 124

Treatment 124

Bottom Line . 125

Golden Moments: Fixing Phantom’s Pain . 125

CANCER .. 129

Senior Symptoms . 129

Reducing Risk . 130

Diagnosis . 131

Treatment 132

Surgery . 132

Radiation . 132

Chemotherapy . 133

Bottom Line . 134

Other Options . 134

Nutrition . 134

Alternative Therapies . 135

Prognosis . 136

Age-Defying Tips . 137

Golden Moments: Casey’s Miracle . 137

CATARACTS . 140

Senior Symptoms . 140

Treatment 140

Bottom Line . 141

CONSTIPATION .. 142

Senior Symptoms . 143

Treatment 143

Feeding For Health . 143

Nurse Alert! 144

Age-Defying Tips . 144

DEAFNESS . 146

Senior Symptoms . 146

Accommodation . 146

Comfort Zone . 147

DENTAL DISEASE .. 148

Senior Symptoms . 148

Comfort Zone . 149

Treatment 150

Bottom Line . 151

Prevention . 151

Age-Defying Tips . 152

Golden Moments: Baby Kitty’s Toothache . 152

Feeding For Health . 154

DIABETES MELLITUS . 155

Senior Symptoms . 155

Nurse Alert! 156

Treatment 156

Feeding For Health . 157

Bottom Line . 158

Testing . 158

Comfort Zone . 159

Golden Moments: A Second Kittenhood . 160

Age-Defying Tip . 162

GLAUCOMA .. 163

Senior Symptoms . 163

Treatment 163

Nurse Alert! 164

Bottom Line . 164

HEART DISEASE .. 165

Senior Symptoms . 165

Bottom Line . 166

Diagnosis . 166

Feeding For Health . 166

Treatment 166

Nursing Alert! 168

HYPERTHYROIDISM ... 169

Senior Symptoms . 169

Diagnosis . 170

Surgery . 170

Medical Treatment 171

Radioactive Iodine . 172

Bottom Line . 173

Golden Moments: Blanche’s Thirst for Life . 173

KIDNEY FAILURE .. 176

Senior Symptoms . 176

Diet Therapy . 177

Feeding For Health . 178

Fluid Therapy and Medications . 178

Golden Moments: Tending Daffy . 179

Hemodialysis . 181

Hemodialysis units . 181

Transplants . 182

Bottom Line . 183

LIVER DISEASE .. 184

Senior Symptoms . 184

Diagnosis . 185

Treatment 185

Nurse Alert! 186

Golden Moments: A Royal Treatment 187

Feeding For Health . 189

OBESITY .. 190

Age-Defying Tips . 190

Diagnosis . 192

Nurse Alert! 192

Slimming The Cat 192

Comfort Zone . 193

Golden Moments: Pooh Shapes Up . 194

Feeding For Health . 196

PANCREATITIS . 197

Senior Symptoms . 197

Diagnosis . 197

Treatment 198

Nurse Alert! 198

SENILITY .. 199

Senior Symptoms . 199

Age-Defying Tips . 200

Treatment 201

Comfort