{"topic_id":"evidence_canine_senior_geriatric_nutrition","category":"evidence","context":"---\ntopic_id: evidence_canine_senior_geriatric_nutrition\ncategory: evidence\ntitle: \"Evidence cluster — senior / geriatric dog nutrition (peer-reviewed, Europe PMC)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, first-hand peer-reviewed abstracts, pulled 2026-07-22\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_canine_senior_geriatric_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-22\ntokens_estimated: 412\nverification:\n method: substring_match\n claims: 30\n passed: 30\n date: 2026-07-22\n---\n\n# Evidence: senior / geriatric dog nutrition\n\nSource: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search — first-hand peer-reviewed abstract records, pulled 2026-07-22. Query: `((\"senior\" OR \"geriatric\" OR \"aging\") AND dog AND (nutrition OR diet)) AND HAS_ABSTRACT:\"Y\"`. The cluster returns **5444** records in Europe PMC; 6 representative studies are extracted below. Abstract text is verbatim from source; each study is traceable by PMID.\n\n## Studies\n- **PMID 41333724 (2025, Veterinary world)** — Feeding practices, purchasing behaviors, and their association with non-communicable diseases in dogs: Insights from Thai pet owners.. Background and aim
The rapid expansion of Thailand's pet industry has influenced dog owners' purchasing behaviors and feeding practices, with potential implications for canine health.\n- **PMID 41149653 (2025, Metabolites)** — Serum Metabolomics of Senior Dogs Fed a Fresh, Human-Grade Food or an Extruded Kibble Diet.. Background/Objectives: Despite the growing popularity of fresh food for dogs, there is an extremely small amount of literature evaluating the potential health benefits of fresh food and reduced processing compared\n- **PMID 42278184 (2026, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI)** — Emerging Trends in Pet Food: Scientific Innovations, Patent Landscapes, and Global Market Development.. The pet food sector has progressively evolved over the past decade from conventional nutrition toward functionally targeted and sustainability-oriented systems that are increasingly parallel developments in human health.\n- **PMID 41976093 (2026, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI)** — Evidence-Based Clinical Management of Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome: Diagnostic Algorithms, Practical Guidelines, Critical Appraisal of Biomarkers and Translational Limitations.. Canine Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CCDS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting older dogs that shares many pathological mechanisms with human Alzheimer's disease (AD).\n- **PMID 41487487 (2025, Frontiers in veterinary science)** — Exploratory analysis of nutrient composition of adult and senior dog diets.. Introduction
Senior dog foods are often marketed as distinct from adult formulations, yet no specific nutrient profiles exist for this life stage.\n- **PMID 42245978 (2026, Frontiers in veterinary science)** — Insights into the influence of dog and guardian demographics, nutrition, and relationship on raw feeding practices.. Introduction
Raw meat-based diets (RMBD) are increasingly popular among dog guardians, yet the role of personal nutrition habits and pet-guardian relationships in their adoption remains unclear.\n\nSource text: `pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_canine_senior_geriatric_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt` (Europe PMC first-hand abstracts, pulled 2026-07-22).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":412,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}