Arthritis In Dogs

submitted: Aug 12th 2008 | by: RayLam | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 359 | PDF View | Print Article

Arthritis is a general term for abnormal changes to a joint. Arthritis can occur when joint tissue is damaged from an infection, from congenital defects that affect the structural integrity and from stress and trauma to joint surfaces and supporting structures.

Arthritis in dogs appears in varied forms with different levels of pain experienced. Arthritis in dogs just like the disease in people is also described as joint inflammation. The once cushioned joints have lost the part that gives comfort while moving, and because of this, the dog starts to feel pain in moving around. The nerve endings are the ones mostly affected, and this aggravates the pain in the ill dog. The end result is that the once frisky dog will not be as frisky or as playful as before.

Arthritis in dogs causes the joint pains all because of deterioration, and this stops the dogs from moving around with ease. The owner will just realize that the dog stays asleep longer than staying awake and when awake, the dog just wants to rest and just lay in one spot. If before, the dog loves climbing up the stairs, once it has arthritis, it will not climb any longer. In times like this, the owner should care for the dog a lot more and the first step is to bring the dog to a good vet who will be able to give advise on how to care properly for the dog.

Arthritis in dogs can be relieved by going to the vet and the pharmacy. There are medications that the vet will prescribe to ease the pain that the dog feels. Although these medications will make the dog feel a lot better, they will not be able to totally eliminate arthritis in dogs. The drugs for a dog with arthritis are sometimes costly and may have some side effects.

Each dog lover or owner should therefore work closely with the vet to be able to come up with ways to make the dog as comfortable as it can be. Remember, the life span of dogs is not the same as that of humans, and they are actually much older than their years.

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