What symptoms will a dog have in his later years?

If you want to know whether a dog is an elderly person, you must know the age of the dog. The age of dogs is 2 to 6 years old, and the age of middle age is 6 to 12 years old. The elderly dogs are dogs over 12 years old.

Generally, small dogs enter their later years at the age of twelve. Because small dogs have a longer service life, they grow and develop slowly. The human body pressure is not as big as medium and large dogs, and the average life is over 14 years old.

Large dogs usually start to enter their old age at the age of ten, even early. Large dogs will be older, and they just started to enter the elderly at the age of 8 or 9, and some large dogs have only lived for 9 years. Different dogs have different health conditions after entering old age.

Some dogs can have a service life of fifteen years, or even 18 years, but there are also many dogs with a life span of 12-13 years.

For an elderly dog, the most significant thing is the change of appetite. It is difficult for an elderly dog ​​to eat and cannot swallow it. It is a normal situation.

In addition, the hair of elderly dogs will become dry and has no gloss, and some will continue to appear milky white hair, becoming thinner and dull. In addition, the dog's nose will fade, the mouth will turn white, and the beard will become less and less white.