u/ChampionScary3599

Hi everyone, I’m researching how people care for aging dogs and would love to learn from senior pet parents.

If you have an older pet, how do you currently track small changes like appetite, mobility, energy, drinking, bathroom habits, or pain signs?

I’m especially curious about the moments where you’re not sure whether something is “just aging” or worth calling the vet about.

A few questions:

1. Do you track symptoms anywhere, or mostly keep it in your head?
2. What changes make you worry the most?
3. Have you ever gone to the vet and felt like maybe it was too early, or waited and wished you had gone sooner?
4. Would a short daily check-in + weekly summary be useful, or would that feel like too much work?

Not looking for medical advice, just trying to understand the experience of caring for senior pets. Thank you.