The dog begins to be perceived as the real family member over time. With the favourite pet to have a good time, go to campaigns, to walk in the evenings. But the owner can sometimes notice that physical activity brings to an animal not habitual joy, but pain and discomfort. The problem reason – arthritis of joints: the serious disease demanding long-term treatment.
It is required to you
- - medicines;
- - vitamins;
- - hot-water bottle.
Instruction
1. Consult with the veterinarian. Tell the doctor about all symptoms and the found problems. It is necessary to begin any treatment only after a detailed research and necessary analyses.
2. Change a food allowance of your dog. It is necessary to refuse dry feeds which contain too more amount of carbohydrates and starches. Do not give to an animal potatoes, cereals, tomatoes, eggplants as these products can provoke exacerbation of a disease. Diversify the menu of your favourite of fat fish families of salmon, boiled cartilages, greens. As for canned meat, attentively study their structure. Give preference to ready-made tinned feeds from low-fat meat and a bird.
3. Make so that the dog received enough physical activity. It can be regular walks, swimming, outdoor games on air. The main goal of physical activity is not to allow emergence of excess weight and to help an animal to keep flexibility. At the same time do not overstrain a dog at all: excessive fatigue can provoke a complication.
4. Regularly you conduct a vitamin therapy course. Pick up the medicine rich with vitamin C, but not ascorbic acid in pure form. Ideal option – a calcium ascorbate. As drink offer the pet broths of a hawthorn, nettle, a root of the Yucca, licorice. Similar substances have pronounced anti-inflammatory effect and at regular application can delay use of therapeutic means as much as possible.
5. After consultation with the veterinarian pick up medicamentous therapy. One of key medicines for treatment of arthritis at dogs - a glycosamine. This substance is produced by cartilaginous tissue and is a part of synovial liquid which provides "greasing" of a joint. Additional intake of drug containing a glycosamine (Katrofen, Artroplex, Hondroitin Sulphate, Teraflex, Stopartrit), will promote restoration of cartilaginous tissue of joints and removal of symptoms of arthritis.