Dog arthritis: what works?
Posted by Cheryl L. True at Apr 11th, 2009 in Pets
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Did you know that approximately 25 to 30 percent of dogs suffer from arthritis or hip dysplasia? The stiffness, pain and swelling in a pet with osteoarthritis are no different from the symptoms experienced by humans.
Depending on how much they exercise and what they eat, some dogs can remain healthy while others are crippled in a few years. Sad to say, some breeds have a genetic predisposition to hip dysplasia and other arthritic conditions.
Compared to humans, dogs have a very high pain threshold because they can’t tell us when they are in pain. We can attack a headache with medicine before it becomes a problem. If we feel something wrong, we either tell someone or do something about it. Not so for dogs. Its only option is either to bear the pain or sit still. Therefore, they must learn to deal with it.
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