CANINE ARTHRITIS TREATMENT | INFORMATION AND MORE

This will probably come as a shock to you but did you know that canine arthritis treatment is not given to approximately 55% of dogs in the United States that suffer from canine arthritis? This is especially sad when you realize that over 8 million dogs in the United States are afflicted with canine arthritis. Imagine how you would feel if you had arthritis and were unable to help yourself and nobody stepped forward.

I know how I would feel and I am pretty sure I know how you would feel if the same thing happened to us.

Treatment can vary depending on the type of arthritis if you are considering using the traditional medicines for canine arthritis treatment. Here are the types of canine arthritis.

TYPES OF CANINE ARTHRITIS

Acute Traumatic Arthritis ?Appears as lameness and swelling

Auto Immune Arthritis ?Also referred to as rheumatoid arthritis 杝everal joints affected at one time

Degenerative Joint Disease ?Associated with osteoarthritis

Hip Dysplasia ?A form of osteoarthritis that affects the joints in the hips

Hypertrophic Arthritis ?Involves the development of bone spurs ?extremely painful

Infectious Arthritis ?Characterized by sore joints and lameness.

Inflammatory Arthritis ?Least common form

Knee Stifle ?Involves one or more torn ligaments and knee joints are destabilized.

Kneecap Dislocation ?Kneecap may be loose and move or become dislocated

Osteoarthritis ?Slow progressive disorder that occurs because of breakdown of cartilage

Osteochondromed - Joint becomes inflamed and very painful

Shoulder Degeneration ?Slows down the pet and affects their gait

Rheumatoid Arthritis ?An infectious agent attacks the joints

Traumatic Arthritis ?Arthritis that occurs due to trauma to the joints

Because we care about our pets and their environment and lifestyle here are some things to consider.

CANINE ARTHRITIS TREATMENT GOALS

To reduce pain associated with arthritis

To improve the function and mobility of the effected joints

To encourage repair of the joints if at all possible

To prevent further degradation of the joints

To slow down the progression of the disease in the joints

To increase exercise options in order to reduce weight gain and improve health

Canine arthritis treatment can take the form of traditional treatment by a vet , use of over the counter medicines such as aspirin, or home remedies and other things we can do at home to make our pets more comfortable.

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