How to Treat your Dog or Cat for Arthritis
Treating your Dog or Cat for ArthritisArthritis is a painful condition that can affect adults, children, and even our beloved canine companions.
Canine Arthritis
Dogs frequently suffer from arthritis. If your pet has this disease, his joints will become inflamed (swollen) and painful as the cartilage and connective tissues of his joints slowly break down.
Large breeds of dogs tend to suffer from arthritis more often than smaller breeds. This is probably due simply to the extra weight and stress on the joints of larger breeds. What is less clear is why purebred dogs, particularly males, suffer from canine arthritis more often than mixed breeds. Large breeds of dogs tend to suffer from arthritis more often than smaller breeds. This is probably due simply to the extra weight and stress on the joints of larger breeds. What is less clear is why purebred dogs, particularly males, suffer from canine arthritis more often than mixed breeds.
Your dog will be extremely grateful if you can provide him or her with relief from the crippling aches and pains of canine arthritis, so be sure to keep an eye out for any of the common warning signs of this condition so that diagnosis and treatment can occur as early on as possible.
Symptoms of Canine Arthritis
Decreased alertness
Difficulty sitting or standing
Dislike over being petted or touched, yelping in certain cases
Extra time spent sleeping
Favoring of only one side of their body
General stiffness in the morning gradually improving throughout the day
Limping especially when he first gets up
Loss of interest in usual acitivies (running, swimming, playing, etc.)
Painful joints, often when touched
Reduced appetite
Reluctance to rise from a resting position
Swollen joints
Weight gain
Feline Arthritis
Cats are typically agile and nimble creatures, able to jump and climb in a lively and athletic manner. When feline arthritis strikes, however, all this can change. A cat suffering from this joint disease will no longer be able to move like it used to and will often experience significant pain. As pet owners, we never want our feline companions to suffer in any way so it's important to have any form of discomfort or illness treated and dealt with as quickly as possible. If you suspect that your cat may be suffering from arthritis, there are a number of symptoms and warning signs that you can keep an eye out for.
Symptoms of Feline Arthritis
Aggressive type behavior
Appetite loss
Changes in mood
Constipated (because of inability to defecate from squatting)
Depression
Don't want to be touched or petted
Don't want to play in usual fashion
Don't want to run up the stairs
Failure to groom themselves properly or at all
Irritatable
Limpness (gradual worsening over time, during course of a day, and in cold, damp weather)
Stiffness (gradual worsening over time, during course of a day, and in cold, damp weather)
Stiffness (gradual worsening over time, during course of a day, and in cold, damp weather)
Swollen joints (sometimes abnormal appearances)
Taking small jumps as opposed to large ones to reach a surface
Try PetWellbeing's all-natural remedies to assisting in treating your canine or feline friend's arthritis:
Old Bones is a highly effective, all natural herbal ointment for your dog or cat. Applying it onto the skin of your four-legged feline or canine friend, Old Bones relieves the symptoms of arthritis, such as pain and swelling and is also great for sprains.
Feline Old Timer is an all-natural tonic remedy which is a great helper to reducing your four-legged friend's joint inflammation, restoring his or her damaged cartilage and improving their immune system.
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