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Waiting-room posters

Waiting-room posters

Twelve education posters, A3, print-ready, in English and Spanish. Type your clinic name below and every poster on this page updates as you type.

Every poster below updates live. Download the SVG and your print shop can set the name permanently, or send us the name and we will return finished PDFs.
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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE Your cat is not slowing down. She is sore. Arthritis is common in older cats and easy to miss. Ask the team at YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE to check her joints. Stopped jumping onto the counter or the bed Grooming less, or matted fur over the back and hips Sleeping more, hiding more, less interested in being touched In 100 cats aged 6 and over, 61% had arthritis in at least one joint on X-ray, and 48% in more than one. Slingerland LI et al. Vet J 2011;187(3):304-9. PMID 20083417 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Cats hide arthritis

Cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE A cat in pain rarely limps. She just stops doing things. That is why joint pain in cats gets missed at home and in the exam room. Tell YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE what has changed. Describe what she used to do and no longer does Bring a short phone video of her walking or jumping Say when you first noticed it, even if it was years ago In 101 cats screened with two-view X-rays, 74% had joint disease, yet owners recognised lameness in only 2 of them. Kimura T et al. Front Vet Sci 2020;7:138. PMID 32296718 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Cats with sore joints usually don't limp

Cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE Cat kidneys fail quietly. A blood test speaks up early. It is not only an old-cat problem. Ask YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE about a kidney and urine check at your next visit. Drinking or urinating more than usual Slow weight loss you only notice in photos Bad breath, poor appetite, a duller coat In a randomly selected group of cats from 6 months to 20 years old, 50% had chronic kidney disease, and it was common across all age groups. Marino CL et al. J Feline Med Surg 2014;16(6):465-72. PMID 24217707 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Kidney disease in cats is quiet

Cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE Pets with painful mouths keep eating anyway. Eating normally does not mean a mouth is healthy. Ask YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE for a full oral exam. Gum disease is the most diagnosed condition in dogs and in cats A real assessment needs anaesthesia and X-rays of every tooth No gel, chew, water additive or injection replaces that exam Of eight common conditions ranked by total impact on a pet's welfare, dental disease came first, ahead of arthritis and excess weight. Summers JF et al. BMC Vet Res 2019;15:163. PMID 31118035 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Mouth pain is silent

Dog & cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE Most overweight dogs are never told they are. Extra weight shortens a life quietly. Ask YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE to score your dog's body condition today. You should be able to feel ribs without pressing There should be a waist when you look from above Weight change is one of the few things you fully control When 696 dogs were actually body-condition scored, 38.9% were overweight and 20.4% obese. In everyday records, excess weight is written down for only about 7%. Courcier EA et al. J Small Anim Pract 2010;51(7):362-7. PMID … Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

The weight we miss

Dog · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE On a 10 lb cat, one pound is like 15 on you. Cats gain weight slowly and quietly. Ask YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE what your cat should weigh and how to get there. Weigh your cat at the same scale every few months Measure the food instead of topping up the bowl Never crash-diet a cat; ask for a plan first In an international survey of 6,835 cat owners, 30.5% to 32.5% described their own cat as overweight or obese. Wall M, Cave NJ, Vallee E. Front Vet Sci 2019;6:266. PMID 31482097 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

One extra pound on a cat

Cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE "He's just getting old" is usually something treatable. Pain, thyroid disease, kidney disease and memory loss all look like ageing. Bring the list to YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE. Write down what changed and when, before the appointment Ask which of those changes could have a treatable cause Ask what you should see improve if treatment is working In dogs aged 8 and over, 14.2% met criteria for age-related memory decline, but only 1.9% had been given that diagnosis by a veterinarian. Salvin HE et al. Vet J 2010;184(3):277-81. PMID 20005753 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Old age is not a diagnosis

Dog & cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE A cat missing the box may be in pain, not misbehaving. Sore hips and a high-sided box are a bad combination. Mention it to YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE before you change anything else. Try a box with one low side, and one on every floor Rule out urinary disease and pain before calling it behaviour Punishment makes house-soiling worse, never better In 100 cats aged 6 and over, urinating outside the litter box was significantly associated with arthritis (P = 0.046). Slingerland LI et al. Vet J 2011;187(3):304-9. PMID 20083417 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

The litter box is telling you something

Cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE Constant scratching is not a personality trait. Skin disease is the most common reason dogs see a vet. Ask YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE to look for the cause, not just the itch. Note when it started and whether it changes with the season Fleas, food and environmental allergy are treated differently Chronic itch costs sleep, and sleep loss affects the whole household Skin disease was recorded in 12.58% of dogs seen in one year across 784 UK clinics, and skin allergy has been the top US insurance claim for over a decade. O'Neill DG et al. BMC Vet Res 2021;17:69. PMID 33593363 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Itching is a medical problem

Dog · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE Arthritis isn't a bad week. It's most of the year. That is why the plan matters more than any single injection. Ask YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE to build you a full plan. Weight control and steady exercise do real, measurable work Ask about pain scoring so you can track this at home Ask what would count as this not working, and when to reassess In dogs diagnosed with arthritis, the condition was active for 82% of the study year, and it scored the highest severity of eight common conditions. Summers JF et al. BMC Vet Res 2019;15:163. PMID 31118035 Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Arthritis is most of the year

Dog · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE "FDA-reviewed" does not mean "proven to work." Approval means FDA checked a company's evidence and agreed it works. Ask YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE which category a product is in. Approved means FDA agreed it is safe and that it works Risk-reviewed means FDA looked at safety and manufacturing only Registered, compliant, cleared and vet-recommended mean none of the above FDA states plainly that no animal cell, tissue, or cell- and tissue-based product is FDA-approved, and its risk-reviewed list held four products as of December 2025, all plasma or platelet products. U.S. FDA, FDA's Role in Veterinary Regenerative Medicine (current as … Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

What "FDA-approved" actually means

Dog & cat · A3

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YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE Five questions to ask about any new treatment. A good clinic will welcome all five. Take a photo of this and bring it to your next visit at YOUR CLINIC NAME HERE. What study was done in my animal's species and condition? Have we tried the approved treatments, and what happened? What should I see improve, and by when? What if it doesn't? You can report a suspected reaction to an animal medicine or product directly to FDA yourself, at fda.gov/reportanimalae. U.S. FDA, How to Report Animal Drug and Device Side Effects and … Scan to learn more PetSmartMeds Educational information. Not a diagnosis.

Five questions before you say yes

Dog & cat · A3

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Why these are not product ads

These are education pieces, not drug advertisements. No poster carries a product efficacy claim, and every statistic on them is sourced to a peer-reviewed paper printed on the poster itself. That is deliberate: a waiting-room poster that sells a product to a worried owner is the wrong use of that wall.

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