calliecritturs
Posted : 3/26/2011 11:32:29 PM
Honestly, my favorite part of the article was towards the beginning where it literally said there "is no cure" for arthritis.
People really don't understand that. As an arthritis sufferer myself, I can tell you that people just do NOT get it. They think they can treat this little bout of arthritis and then go back to doing whatever was done before physically and it's GONE.
It's not. And honestly the real secret to treating is that you simply get the inflammation down to tolerable levels and then ***MAINTAIN***.
For some folks learning to monitor their dog's activity to see where that magic point is where the dog really NEEDS to stop (but a dog won't stop on its own) -- but to prevent the inflammation from further deteriorating the joint you have to do some definite exercise and activity but you gotta *stop* just shy of "aggravating" the inflamed tissue.
That means -- well, maybe you still go for long walks -- but you **stop** periodically. Or you go for a shorter walk. Or you use a wagon so the dog can ride part of the time, or the dog can just ride once that magic "enough" place is reached.
You're right -- the article does explain pretty well the various options. I wish they'd investigated homeopathy -- and homotoxicology. (It almost touches on the stem cell therapy. -- same family of alternative stuff)
But I also appreciated the companion article at the bottom of the page -- there is absolutely NO better way of preventing arthritis than keeping the dog **thin**.
Luna has a back absolutely MADE for arthritis to strike. And as a result we keep her *very* thin hoping to keep her pain free for a long time. It's kinder for sure.
Thanks for sharing the article - it IS a good one.