The Gentle Hound
A Health Care Journal for Senior Dogs • Veterinarian-Developed, Based on International Guidelines • Easy to Fill In • Helps Your Vet Catch Age-Related Illness Early
The idea behind The Gentle Hound comes from clinical practice: every assessment starts with observation. What you notice at home is often missing at the appointment, simply because no one wrote it down. This journal keeps that record.
In older age, most things change slowly. A dog gets up later, eats a little less, hesitates at the stairs. On its own, each thing is easy to forget. Noted regularly, they show you what is actually changing.
The journal was created by a practising veterinarian and follows recognised international guidelines (AAHA, WSAVA and the Villalobos quality-of-life framework). At the next appointment you bring more than impressions: you bring notes from the weeks before. That makes age-related changes easier to place in context early, and illness easier to catch sooner.
Inside
- Weekly entries for mobility, appetite, sleep, mood, weight and more
- Pages for quality of life and cognitive change
- Vet-visit preparation and a medication overview
- Monthly reviews and space for your own notes
The Gentle Hound is where the House of Tails series begins. Three months is enough to settle into a routine and see what regular notes bring. If you want to keep going, the six-month extension carries on from there. For cats, there is a companion volume, The Graceful Cat.
The approach behind it, the Veterinary Mindset, is set out in full in the book of the same name.
By T. Abend, veterinarian. A companion to veterinary care, not a replacement.
$24.99
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