How does chronic pain affect healthy ageing?
Healthspan includes comfortable movement and normal daily behavior, so repeated pain assessment matters. AAHA recommends combining owner observations, veterinary assessment and follow-up, with an individualized multimodal plan rather than relying on one supplement or one image.
What can be followed over time?
Measurement context
Behavior, mobility and validated pain or function instruments selected by the veterinary team
Healthspan tracking is most useful as a trend: what changed, over what period, and whether the change altered daily function or the veterinary plan.
What this page does not do
Medication choice, rehabilitation and dosing require veterinary assessment; this page provides no treatment protocol.
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