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Arthritis In Dogs - Tips To Prevent This Crippling Canine Disease
Posted by Ray Lam at Aug 12th, 2008 in Pets
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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.
There are number of causes contribute to the arthritis in dogs. These causes are diseases like Cancer might also give birth to various arthritic problems; improper bone development in young dogs may give birth to arthritis; in some dogs, the disease may be genetically transferred; metabolic disorders and other hormonal problems lead to arthritis.
Dog arthritis can be treated by medications. These medications are :Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs; Boswellin; Nutraceuticals
Supplements used for treating canine arthritis and containing glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are plentiful in the market. The best ones are those that have glucosamine HCL, glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate as active ingredients. A time trusted brand of arthritis supplement is Syn-flex Liquid Glucosamine.
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