| There is no doubt that with the progress of modern | | | | vomiting. Cats have a unique metabolic makeup and |
| veterinary medicine we are seeing some great | | | | this makes administering the drug particularly difficult. |
| advances in arthritis cats treatment. Not so long ago, | | | | Another area to look at with arthritis cats treatment |
| if you had a feline diagnosed with one of the many | | | | is the natural health area of herbal and organic |
| forms of arthritis, your treatment options would have | | | | remedies. Many of the all natural applications have |
| been rather limited to NSAIDS ( like your common | | | | had some marked success in not only being able to |
| ibuprofen painkillers) and some more expensive | | | | treat the symptoms of arthritis, but to also provide a |
| steroid treatments. Now, thankfully, there are a | | | | preventative measure in the development of arthritis |
| range of other treatments that can help your cat | | | | in older cats. Many of the natural treatments have |
| have a more comfortable existence. | | | | been adopted in the treatment of arthritis in humans |
| While there is still no cure for arthritis, feline or | | | | and have had much success. The use of chondroitin |
| otherwise, the advances in modern medicine in | | | | and glucosamine has been long regarded as an |
| treating and relieving the symptoms of arthritis have | | | | effective remedy for arthritis. |
| gained much ground. Essentially, arthritis is the | | | | Traditional western medicine can be combined with |
| breakdown of cartilage in the joints. This creates a | | | | some of the natural remedies that have been found |
| rubbing or grinding when the joint is used and can be | | | | to treat arthritis and have good results. While arthritis |
| overwhelmingly painful. Previously, any medications | | | | is seen in mainly older cats, there are some that |
| that were prescribed for this condition were pain | | | | present with the symptoms and ailments that are |
| relief and anti-inflammatory medications that could | | | | indeed younger adults. This would suggest that |
| only be used for short periods of time. Many cats | | | | including a range of glucosamine and chondroitin mix |
| that had existing heart or kidney problems were at | | | | to perhaps a food that had a high level of omega-3 |
| risk of exacerbating the issue and were not healthy | | | | fatty acids can have a good result in preventative |
| candidates for this treatment. | | | | measures of arthritic conditions. Interestingly, New |
| One of the more recent medications that are being | | | | Zealand's green-lipped mussels are particularly high in |
| used is able to block the enzyme which is responsible | | | | omega-3 and can be purchased dry and ground up |
| for the breakdown of the cartilage. While it has had | | | | into your cat's food, or by purchasing a quality cat |
| varying results with the use in cats, it has been | | | | food that has the required levels of these |
| difficult to gauge true efficacy due to the fact that | | | | components would be just as effective. |
| some of the side effects include nausea and | | | | |