| Watching your old kitty limp up the stairs drives home | | | | food habits, so its time to curb the treat and snacks |
| the fact that she's not getting younger. She is probably | | | | that are fattening up kitty. |
| showing signs of feline arthritis and not moving like she | | | | Ask you vet about a cat food higher in protein, but |
| used to. Just as with humans, feline aging comes with | | | | lean on fat. This helps keep the excess body fat and |
| its share of issues. One of the most common | | | | weight in check, and there are certain products that |
| diseases is feline arthritis. This is why additional steps | | | | fulfill this requirement. |
| are necessary for feline arthritis pain management. | | | | Find a nutritional supplement for your cat that works to |
| The bottom line is that feline arthritis is a disease that is | | | | decrease joint inflammation brought on by feline |
| centered on the joints. There are different types, and | | | | arthritis. They stimulate the growth and repair of |
| they range from osteoarthritis, bacterial arthritis or | | | | already damaged cartilage and increase joint fluid |
| rheumatoid arthritis. It can cause a significant amount of | | | | development. |
| pain, stiffness and swelling. The causes can be due to | | | | At this point, a homeopathic food supplement may |
| trauma or infection in the joints, degenerative changes | | | | prove to be most effective as it is easy to add to |
| in her skeletal structure and possibly even metabolic | | | | your cat's food or water. It is all possible that these |
| disturbances. | | | | supplements will slow down the progression of feline |
| Generally, arthritis pain in cats sets in when they reach | | | | arthritis |
| nine years. However, if you have a three to four year | | | | If your cat has reached the mid-level stage of arthritis, |
| old fatty cat, she may develop osteoarthritis at a | | | | then it's consistently dealing with feline arthritis pain. It |
| younger age. It will vary on the cat, but it doesn't | | | | becomes even harder to rise from lying down, and |
| normally start as soon as a 60-pound dog, because | | | | there's noticeable difficulty in jumping and trying stairs. |
| larger animals put more stress on their bodies. | | | | The development of muscle atrophy could occur in the |
| However, obesity, stress or trauma can bring about | | | | gluteal and thigh muscles. Treatment should be the |
| this disease sooner than desired. | | | | same as when you first notice arthritis, but there may |
| At first, the arthritis cats symptoms may show up just | | | | be addition of a non-steroid anti-inflammatory |
| every now and then. An animal may only limp mildly | | | | medication. They tend to decrease the joint pain and |
| after it's gone through a lengthy exercise. The stairs | | | | lower inflammation. Seek out your veterinarian's advice |
| may not be as easy as before and jumping efforts fail | | | | before changing out medications. If your cat |
| or are clumsy. | | | | progresses to an advanced stage she may require a |
| If you have a fat cat, the kindest thing you can do is to | | | | powerful feline arthritis pain management prescription |
| control her calorie intake and help her drop some | | | | medication like a steroid drug. |
| ounces or pounds. Your cat relies on you for proper | | | | |