Tips for Joint Care of Your Dog

Dear pet lovers, in this article i am going to describe about some common joint related disease of dogs. I will also provide some tips regarding the joint care for dogs.

Noninfectious osteoarthritis is a kind of disease which is very common in aging dogs. The disease is a kind of progressive one and it is not uncommon to a veterinarian to detect this disease while regular check up of a dog. Because the symptoms are easy to recognize.

Osteoarthritis is a kind of disease in dogs which affects one out of each five dogs during their old ages. But it can also be observed in young dogs also. Hip dysplasia, ruptured cruciate ligaments, patella luxation, joint trauma, and other joint conditions are the main causes of degenerative arthritis and can also be seen in young dogs.

 Another point is that the large breed dogs suffer from this disease more than the small dog breeds. Because the dogs which are large and heavy weight, they feel extra pressure and strain in their joints and ligaments. Dogs usually feel this kind of osteoarthritis related pain when they get up in the morning or when they get up from a nap. If the surrounding of the dog is cold and damp, then the dog feels the stiffness and pain more. Degenerative arthritis can be taken care of closely, otherwise it will make the dogs life miserable.

The diagnosis is made using X-RAY and it can be found some problem in the dogs joints.

Dog joint disease is incurable but i can be controlled if it is properly taken care of. Joint diseases can be treated by physical therapy and also by weight control of a heavy weight dog. But if the dog is not heavy weight but still suffering from arthritis, in that case  Acupuncture is the best therapy. If the condition is severe, all of these treatments can be used at the same time. You can get more information here.

In some cases, surgical treatments like the hock of elbow can provide comfort to the dogs and restores the limb movement.

The best way to control the arthritis is physical therapy. Physical exercise like swimming is an excellent way to get rid of painful arthritis. Other type of exercises are also a great way which can be treated as physical therapy in dogs. But make sure that dogs having arthritis do not stand on their back legs or jump up and down or exercise too much.

If your dog is getting overweight then you need to control your dogs weight. Because overweight is a good cause of arthritis both in human and dogs.

Actually supplements cannot cure dog joint diseases. But if you feed you dog at his or her younger age with the dog joint supplements then in the long run you will get good results. Because it will make the joints of your dog more healthy.