The Senior Dog Veterinary Society (SDVS) and veterinary product developer Virbac are collaborating to advance education and awareness of mobility in aging canines, and solutions backed by science for improving outcomes for these patients. The company has been named a “gold-level” sponsor for the society,1 which recognizes Virbac as a key educational and content collaborate for SDVS, according to a spokesperson’s email to dvm360. “We know OA is a degenerative disease, which means that the initial symptoms are not evident to most owners until the dog is much older. Start your supplementation, make sure you do activity modification to avoid that high impact activity, but make sure they stay active and still moving and walking on a daily basis. Make sure that they're an ideal body weight,” Alvarez continued.2Skeletal muscle atrophy also affects a dog’s quality of life by impairing activity, strength, endurance, and overall health.