Nursing Care of Elderly Cats: Maintaining Health and Improving Welfare

Older cats are more likely to suffer from various (and often multiple) health conditions and increasingly there is an awareness that proactive assessment of senior and super senior cats is key in recognising these conditions, allowing treatment to be instigated at an early stage.

There are now well-established guidelines on the regular monitoring that we should be providing for these patients, and nurses are well-placed for taking an active role in providing this gold-standard care.

This learning series with Kelly Eyre looks at the body system changes that occur in elderly cats, and provides veterinary nurses with a greater understanding of their patient’s requirements. The common behavioural changes in elderly cats are also explored, so we can help ensure that both the clinic and home environment are ‘elderly-cat friendly’.