| Watching your old kitty limp up the stairs drives home | | | | treats or excessive food won't help your cat live |
| the fact that she's not getting younger. She is probably | | | | longer. |
| 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. The different types of arthritis | | | | arthritis. They stimulate the growth and repair of |
| cats diseases are bacterial arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis | | | | already damaged cartilage and increase joint fluid |
| and osteoarthritis. 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, grossly overweight cats around | | | | If your cat has reached the mid-level stage of arthritis, |
| 3-4 may develop feline osteoarthritis too. It will vary on | | | | then it's consistently dealing with feline arthritis pain. It |
| the cat, but it doesn't normally start as soon as a | | | | becomes even harder to rise from lying down, and |
| 60-pound dog, because larger animals put more stress | | | | there's noticeable difficulty in jumping and trying stairs. |
| on their bodies. However, obesity, stress or trauma | | | | The development of muscle atrophy could occur in the |
| can bring about this disease sooner than desired. | | | | gluteal and thigh muscles. Treatment should be the |
| At first, the arthritis cats symptoms may show up just | | | | same as when you first notice arthritis, but there may |
| every now and then. An animal may only limp mildly | | | | be addition of a non-steroid anti-inflammatory |
| after it's gone through a lengthy exercise. The stairs | | | | medication. They tend to decrease the joint pain and |
| may not be as easy as before and jumping efforts fail | | | | lower inflammation. However, make sure to only use |
| or are clumsy. | | | | them with the approval of your veterinarian. If your cat |
| If you have a fat cat, the kindest thing you can do is to | | | | progresses to an advanced stage she may require a |
| control her calorie intake and help her drop some | | | | powerful feline arthritis pain management prescription |
| ounces or pounds. As the pet care giver, you must | | | | medication like a steroid drug. |
| also be aware that continuous indulging of certain | | | | |