Volume 4 - Issue 6

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Welcome to this month's issue of The Pet Arthritis Chronicle. Please pass this along to your friends!

Table of Contents:

  1. Content from The Pet Arthritis Resource Center
  2. Skittish Pets and Arthritis
  3. Pet Arthritis Message Boards


 

    1. Most Dog's Do Well on Rimadyl, Except the Ones That Die
    "From Wall Street Journal March 13, 2000

    You might call it a made-for-TV drug. Approved for human use in the U.S. but not marketed that way, an arthritis medicine called Rimadyl languished for nearly 10 years in developmental limbo, then emerged in a surprising new form: instead of a human drug, it was now a drug for arthritic dogs. And it became a hit. "

    2. Natural Arthritis Relief for Pets
    No one likes to see an animal suffer. But watching a beloved dog struggle to get up from her bed, or a cherished cat hobble around the house, is truly heartbreaking. Yet, just as in humans, osteoarthritis is an equal opportunity disease, striking young and old, healthy and infirm alike. In fact, for many purebred animals, osteoarthritis is virtually a given, due to breeding practices that result in congenital joint problems, like hip dysplasia.
    3. Is Glucosamine Effective for Arthritis in Dogs?
    An informative report for anyone who owns a pet including the latest breakthroughs in fighting arthritis in pets, a debilitating disease for 30% of all dogs and cats.

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Skittish Pets and Arthritis

By J. R. Rogers


The other day, I read an article in the paper that I found a little disturbing. It was an incident involving a small dog that was fed some food prepared for humans. In this case, it might have been disastrous. As it was, it was a bad situation.

Just a Reminder

This case involved a woman who had cooked some ribs for dinner. She had a small dog in the house. With 'dogs being dogs' of course the smell of those ribs must have been pretty inviting.

You guessed it. The dog got the last rib. What began as an effort to make the little dog happy, the owner forked over a cooked rib and the dog loved it. That was not going to last long.

It is So Easy to Overlook

Giving this dog a rib is not exactly my idea of the right diet for any dog. I have often spoken about the proper diet for pets suffering from arthritis and this would not have been in my plan.

What went wrong here is that hours later, the dog was suffering from severe diarrhea and vomiting. After a day of watching that, the owner fed the dog some very bland food the next day. Unfortunately, the dog was now passing blood.

While the subsequent visit to the vet did not provide a real cause for all of this distress, it brings us back to using our heads. Pets beg for food. We are quick to give it to them. In many cases, it is a bad decision.

Pet Foods

Manufacturers of pet foods (and, I have expressed my thoughts on some of those in this chronicle many times) make their products to meet a specific need. They have nutrients that are best suited to our pets' needs and they do not contain anything that may be life threatening.

This case did not reveal the source of the dog's problem. It may have been a very small bone fragment. Or, it could have been a source of some bacteria. Whatever it was, this story might have had a much unhappier ending.

Again, I have expressed my opinions about the quality of pet foods. Enough said on that subject. You can certainly read the past articles and get the picture.

This appears to be a simple case of an owner trying to appease their dog without giving it much thought. We all have done the same thing.

The moral of this tale is that if you want to keep your dog barking or your cat meowing, stay with a diet that offers up no risk. At least, nothing that can be so obviously avoided.

For those of you with pets suffering arthritis, my opinions are well known. I enjoy giving you tips and advice that I think will help them. This is just a reminder that even good intentions can have disastrous consequences.

See you next time.

For information on arthritis in pets visit our site at http://www.arthritis-cats-dogs.com

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A feature to our Pet Arthritis Resource Center is the Pet Arthritis Message Board. You can post messages, ask questions, learn more, and meet friends. You can post messages in any of the following sections.

Dogs

  • Canine Hip Dysplasia
  • Arthritis in Dogs
  • Glucosamine for Dogs

Cats

  • Feline Hip Dysplasia
  • Glucosamine for Cats
  • Arthritis in Cats

Other Animals

  • Arthritis in Other Animals

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