7 Symptoms of Arthritis in Dogs

[Knight]

Many people assume their dogs just slow down with age. Perhaps your dog used to leap into the car to go for rides or bound up and down the stairs. But now they seem to have trouble or go slower. If your furry friend takes longer to recover from activity or prefers to stay in one place rather than play, they may have arthritis.

Arthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis (OA), is a condition involving inflammation and deterioration of the joints. Arthritis doesn’t only affect senior dogs. Under certain circumstances, arthritis can affect young dogs, too.


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[hollydolly]

We had one dog a super friendly Staffie, who was riddled with arthritis by the time she got to be about 10... she was on meds for it, and really was the most stoical dog. We'd get her into the pool in a doggie cradle to ease her aching paws and back...on a regular basis...

she was PTS at 13... she just was sleeping 23 hours out of 24...

My DD's second eldest Labradoodle.. who is 15 now, and still very active has recently been diagnosed with arthritis in his hip sockets.. he's such an active dog, it's a great blow...

 

[Knight]

We had one dog a super friendly Staffie, who was riddled with arthritis by the time she got to be about 10... she was on meds for it, and really was the most stoical dog. We'd get her into the pool in a doggie cradle to ease her aching paws and back...on a regular basis...

she was PTS at 13... she just was sleeping 23 hours out of 24...

My DD's second eldest Labradoodle.. who is 15 now, and still very active has recently been diagnosed with arthritis in his hip sockets.. he's such an active dog, it's a great blow...

Great pic And it's nice to see that there are people that really care about the quality of life of their pets.