A longitudinal study of 92 senior companion dogs, published Sept. 29, 2026, in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, found that thinking skills declined with age overall, but individual dogs followed very different paths.
A study of 277 dogs seen for non-neurologic reasons, published in September 2026 in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, found subtle proprioception deficits in 26.0%, becoming more common with age.
A survey of owners of 789 dogs aged 8 or older, published Sept. 18, 2026, in Preventive Veterinary Medicine, found that sensitivity to touch and unexplained vocalizing were linked to poorer quality of life, while better mobility was linked to…
A study of eighty-four aging dogs, published in September 2026 in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, found that house soiling was linked to more dilute urine and poorer performance on thinking tests, while urinary abnormalities were less frequent than…
A study of 61 healthy older dogs, published Aug. 28, 2026, in Veterinary Sciences, found that 27.9% had at least one elevated newer kidney marker, mostly cystatin C, despite normal standard creatinine and urea tests.
In a study of 41,047 companion dogs published Oct. 27, 2026, in GeroScience, median lifespan ranged from 14 years in small dogs to less than 10 in giant purebreds. Mixed-breed dogs and females lived slightly longer, and 72 owner-reported factors…