Tag Archives: osteoarthritis

Causes Of Limping In Pets

What causes limping? Essentially limping, or irregularity in the gait, is caused by pain or a problem with conformation. If a pet is born with one leg shorter, or crookeder, than its counterpart on the same side or end, the gait will be unusual. Injuries can also cause abnormal shapes. A growth plate is the area [...]

DASUQUIN and COSEQUIN for Arthritis in Dogs and Cats

Arthritis. Glucosamine. Chondroitin. Dasuquin and Cosequin. Seems simple enough to some of us, doesn’t it? As much as I dislike bursting bubbles, I’ll have to. There is very little in the practice of medicine that is simple. The good news is that with dogs and cats most arthritis is limited to one kind: osteoarthritis. Regardless [...]