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It is a fact of life that many of the conditions seen in old age are not curable, the best the clinician and owner can offer often being analgesia, husbandry and general tender, loving care. Treatment is usually supportive and often based on common sense rather than highly technical regimes. Owners should be made aware that care of the elderly animal is likely to be an increasingly time-consuming one, but rewarding nonetheless.
It is a fact of life that many of the conditions seen in old age are not curable, the best the clinician and owner can offer often being analgesia, husbandry and general tender, loving care. Treatment is usually supportive and often based on common sense rather than highly technical regimes. Owners should be made aware that care of the elderly animal is likely to be an increasingly time-consuming one, but rewarding nonetheless.
==Specific conditions to consider when examining the geriatric donkey==
The older donkey is equally liable as its younger counterparts to be affected by conditions described elsewhere in the [[Donkey Page|Donkey Clinical Section]] and this should always be taken into account when assessing an elderly animal. However, in
common with senior members of any population, the aged donkey becomes increasingly liable to suffer from a selection of age-related conditions. These conditions are usually the result of wear and tear and include dental disease, musculo-skeletal problems and miscellaneous conditions affecting metabolic and organ function.
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