Health Tips For Our Senior Catizens - Making Their 9 Lives Count
According to the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, cats are living longer lives because of advanced focus on health, nutrition and fitness. Cats are considered to be geriatric around 15 years old, but today more and more cats are living into their late teens and early 20s.
Similar to humans and our canine companions, aging presents some health challenges including sarcopenia, age-related muscle loss, which can affect a cat’s mobility, activity and overall quality of life. This week Michelle Fern is joined by nationally respected veterinarian, Dr. Albert Ahn to discuss essential tips for caring for your aging cat.
BIO:
Dr. Ahn graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine with a DVM degree. Following an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, he completed a small animal medicine residency at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine Foster Hospital for Small Animals.
An experienced veterinarian and a seasoned industry veteran, Dr Ahn has since held several senior managerial positions at Sumitomo Corporation of America (formerly JW Childs), Merial (a division of Merck and Sanofi-Aventis), and Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc. (a division of Colgate Palmolive). In June 2008, AB Science launched the US division of its company under the leadership of Dr. Ahn, president of U.S. operations.Dr Ahn has extensive experience dealing with governmental agencies, starting with his work with Frontline, then Vectra, and more recently, KinaVet.