We
often say that ‘dog is man’s best friend’ and we all know how true it is. But,
can you say for sure when your pet dog is in pain? Or for that matter your cat?
When it comes to pain, animals are stoic by nature. Their basic instinct is to
hide pain or even infirmity. This nature of animals exist because in the wild
if one animal expresses that he is infirm or not well, other animals will start
attacking that animal. But that does not mean that your pet dog and cat does
feel pain or is not subjected to pain. So if you have a pet dog or cat at home
then you should know the importance of pain medication for animals.
Generally
as we are more attuned to our dog than the veterinarian we are more likely to
notice if our pet is in pain or not. No one understands animal language but at
the same time we can pick up signs and symbols that tells us whether our pet is
hurt and is in pain or not. And this pain can be of temporary or permanent
nature as well. Like humans, animals also suffer from organ failure, bone
dislocation, arthritis and even loss of muscle.
There
are certain guidelines that all pet owners must know so that they can take
proper care of their pets.
- Get your pets checked by an experienced veterinarian at regular intervals to make sure that everything is right with your pet.
- Make sure that you don’t give grains or any form of carbohydrates in your pet’s diet.
- In order to ensure that your pet is healthy, fit and fine, make your pet exercise in order to lower their weight.
- You also need to include MSM, SAM-e, and Celyl Myristolaete, glucosamine/chondroiton supplements in your pet’s diet as well.
- Vitamin e supplements and fish oils should also be included.
- Suitable homeopathic medicines
- Anti-inflammatory medications
- Acupuncture if possible.
Is
there any specific pet treatment is available?
Make
sure that the medications use to relieve your pet of their pain are safe and
effective. The FDA Center for Veterinarian Medicine i.e. the CVM regulates the
medications used for the animals. One simply cannot6 go ahead and administer
any medicine to the animals. Only the medicines approved by them can be used
for the treatment procedure. For example: it has approved the NSAIDs which is a
non steroidal drug. The list of approved
medicines includes:
- etogesic (etodolac),
- rimadly (carprofen),
- metacam (meloxicam),
- zubrin (tepoxalin),
- previcox (ferocoxib)
- And novax (generic rimadly).
Make
sure that all the medicines that you give to your pet whether it is a dog or
cat, has been advised by the veterinarian. The doctor will tell you the amount
of dosage and the frequency with which you need to give the medicine to your
pet. This whole thing varies from one dog to another. But in case of cats, it
is a bit difficult to administer oral medication as they hardly metabolize any
kind of drug so there are really very few options for them. It is extremely
that a pet owner knows and realizes the importance of pet medication and is
aware of their usage.
Author’s
Bio: The topic writer Caitlin Coates has been running a pet care centre for
seven years. She suggests us following www.altamontkennels.com
to know more information about your pets and dogs as well.
