There is nothing more frustrating for pet owners than to see their older pets have difficulty moving because of stiff arthritic joints or spinal disease. Even younger pets that develop arthritis secondary to ligament tears such as cruciate ligament tears or exposure to tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease, may develop signs of painful movement and lameness. That is when great joint products such as Glyco-Flex by Vetriscience can dramatically alleviate symptoms in […]
Arthritis means inflammation of the joints and such inflammation can have many potential causes from genetic anatomic defects such as hip dysplasia, infectious diseases such as tick-borne Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Ehrlichiosis, to various lupus-like immune caused inflammation of the joints. Any of these potential causes can result in varying degrees of swelling, heat and painful stiff movement of affected joints. What’s interesting to note is that many […]
Clients are often asking if there are alternatives to some of the expensive prescription nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs such as Rimadyl or Previcox that their veterinarians often prescribe for acute or chronic joint or back pain. While such drugs have truly enhanced the quality of life of most pets in terms of pain relief, client concerns about expense and safety of long term use of such drugs often lead them to explore […]
The arrival of winter will often exacerbate a person’s joint and back aches, especially cold, damp weather, and we often see pets with a susceptibility to back or joint issues often exhibit symptoms in the winter months. This can include varying degrees of limping, stiffness, weakness, and pain. Many pets will often be reluctant to jump up or go up or down stairs, or go outside in the cold weather. Certainly […]
With the increased interest in complimentary veterinary medicine and more holistic treatment options for pets, one of the most rapidly growing areas in veterinary medicine are the use of supplements in augmenting management of many common canine and feline chronic health problems. One of the top growing areas is the use of such supplements in helping manage arthritis. In addition to some of the wonderful newer and safer prescription nonsteroidal […]
One of the newer aspects various joint and arthritis treatments in small animal veterinary medicine involves the injection directly into the joints and areas of inflammation. While there are occasional side effects that can occur, such as secondary infections (if a sterile technique isn’t used), I believe the benefit of anti-inflammatories, or other various healing joint medications has a superior advantage in many cases over taking joint supplements. Some of the […]
Many years ago there was a book written for people called The Arthritis Cure. The book describes how a nutritional supplement such as glucosamine can often dramatically help many people with arthritis and degenerative joint disease. It was found that this type of supplement could often significantly cut down on the amount of prescription drugs need to control painful arthritis symptoms. Over the years we have also used this type […]
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