Lifelong learning - teaching older animals new tricks
Lifelong learning - teaching older animals new tricks
Whilst our pets undoubtedly age, I posit that it is we humans who make them old and, in so doing, reduce their quality of life. Ageing affects human and non-human animals and is a natural process of deterioration, called senescence. It causes biological, psychological and social changes (Phillips et al 2010; Krebs et al 2018). I propose there is much we can do to prepare animals and owners for this normal aspect of life. This paper is intended to start the reader thinking about how to facilitate improvement in the quality of life for our ageing pets and, thus, for our ageing selves.
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Mcbride, Anne
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7 November 2019
Mcbride, Anne
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Mcbride, Anne
(2019)
Lifelong learning - teaching older animals new tricks.
Vet Times, .
Abstract
Whilst our pets undoubtedly age, I posit that it is we humans who make them old and, in so doing, reduce their quality of life. Ageing affects human and non-human animals and is a natural process of deterioration, called senescence. It causes biological, psychological and social changes (Phillips et al 2010; Krebs et al 2018). I propose there is much we can do to prepare animals and owners for this normal aspect of life. This paper is intended to start the reader thinking about how to facilitate improvement in the quality of life for our ageing pets and, thus, for our ageing selves.
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FINAL SEPT 9 2019 submitted Old Age BVNA Congress times
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