Is Your Pet Suffering From Osteoarthritis Joint Disease?

Most dog owners do not realize it, but pet
arthritis is exactly the same condition as human
arthritis. The type of the disease we are talking
about is the osteoarthritis form. This joint
disease usually begins affecting canines (and
humans) in the later years of life.

The symptoms of pet arthritis are the same as
when the joint disease occurs in people. These
are sore and painful dog joints. There is much
discomfort when bending, stooping or getting up
from a lying position. Although pets do not
exhibit as much pain as humans do, they still
suffer significantly from canine arthritis.

Pet arthritis happens when the cartilage within
the joints begins to degenerate. As this happens,
the bones in the joint are allowed to rub
together and this causes pain since there are
many nerve endings in living bone tissue. As the
pet ages, this worsening of the joint tissue
continues to progress. And of course as the pet
arthritis progresses with the cartilage becoming
more diseased, there is more pain and more severe
symptoms are caused.

Just as with people, some dogs will get
arthritis more severely than other dogs. This
has to do with genetics (the breed of the dog
matters a lot) and the size of the dog. Some
dogs, depending on their genetic makeup, get
arthritis worse and its onset is often earlier
because of their genes. Additionally, the size
of the dog matters greatly. The more weight the
canine has to carry in his or her life the more
severe their symptoms will probably be. Simply
put, there is more strain put on the diseased
joints because of the added pounds the canine is
burdened with. Therefore, it is very important to
make sure the animal suffering from pet arthritis
is not over weight at all. Even a few pounds on a
large to medium sized dog can make a lot of
difference as to how much the arthritis disease
will affect the pet.

As for treating the disease, it is important to
understand that there is no cure for dog
osteoarthritis. All that can be done is to
minimize the effects and symptoms of the canine
joint disease. Although there are some
prescribed medications that the veterinarian may
wish to give the pet with the diseased joints, we
suggest, at least in the onset of the problem
that pet arthritis be first treated with natural
supplements such as liquid glucosamine. Because
the prescription medicines for pet arthritis can
cause severe side effects, and sometimes even
death in dogs and cats, it only makes sense to
first try glucosamine to treat the canine
arthritis. It is 100% safe and has virtually no
side effects. Plus it is far less expensive than
the commercial drugs for pet osteoarthritis.

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