| Just as it is for humans, arthritis in cats treatment | | | | evident in the cartilage. Arthritis in cats is essentially |
| options have come a long way in the past few years. | | | | the breakdown or deterioration of cartilage around |
| Not so long ago the options for treating your cat for | | | | the joint. When this occurs, the joint rubs against |
| arthritic pain and inflammation were very limited. | | | | hard bone and it proves to be an incredibly painful |
| Veterinarians relied upon NSAIDS and steroids to help | | | | existence for the sufferer. |
| to reduce the inflammation that the disease brings on. | | | | Omega-3 fatty acid is also found to be a positive |
| This has had limited success as it could only be used | | | | factor for arthritis in cats treatment. This can be |
| for short periods of time to treat the animal and if | | | | found in a high quality cat food, usually canned or |
| the cat happened to have heart or kidney problems | | | | wet food, or can be found in particularly high |
| as well then it made them not very good candidates | | | | concentrations in the green-lipped mussel from New |
| for the treatment. This meant that a cat with | | | | Zealand. This is a product that is now shipped |
| arthritis on top of an existing illness was left to suffer | | | | world-wide and can be purchased dry and ground up |
| in agony. | | | | and added to your pet's meal. |
| Many owners have had to look to euthanize their | | | | NSAIDS have been modern medicines answer to pain |
| pets because they could not bear to see them in | | | | relief and inflammation problems. However, they have |
| pain any longer. Often this was thought to be the | | | | been very unpopular for some time along with the |
| more humane way of treating the condition. | | | | use of corticosteroids as they have very negative |
| Thankfully, modern medicine progresses at a rapid | | | | side effects which essentially can negate the reason |
| speed nowadays and with it has come some great | | | | for using them. |
| breakthroughs in treating the condition of arthritis in | | | | There has been a development of a long-term |
| cats. The great thing is that both traditional medicine | | | | arthritis treatment medication that has had limited |
| and modern medicine are now working together to | | | | effect on cats. This is not due to the medication's |
| provide better treatment options for pet owners and | | | | efficacy, but due to the fact that cats have a unique |
| getting some good solid results. | | | | metabolism and one of the side effects of this drug |
| Glucosamine and chondroitin have both been found to | | | | is nausea and vomiting. Unfortunately, this |
| be an effective preventative measure in the battle | | | | counteracts the drugs efficiency in treating and |
| to slow arthritis down. Both of these properties are | | | | relieving pain from the arthritis. |