The expert gives advice to take care of the joint of pets and avoid common problems on cold winter days
You knew that pets can also suffer Joint problems? Yes, and, as in the case of humans, the situation can worsen on cold and winter days. However, it is possible to prevent these paintings or at least minimize them by taking some simple but effective measures.
Low temperatures can cause muscle and joint rigidity, making movements more painful and difficult. Therefore, it is essential to keep pets warm, avoid prolonged exposure to the cold and stimulate regular movements to maintain natural lubrication of the joints. Beds, blankets and more comfortable pets specific for pets can also help preserve articulation well -being at this time of year.
It is worth remembering that the articulation of pets is more likely to have problems in older animals, since this occurs due to the natural wear of the structures that make up the joints. However, young animals with genetic predisposition, nutritional deficiency, overweight or trauma can also have joint diseases.
“In general, the relatives are promoting the reduction of animal mobility,” says Mariana Raposo, veterinarian product product manager at AvaLth Animal.
In the case of cats, the symptoms of joint problems often mask. Therefore, your symptoms may not be so evident to anyone. For the tutors of these animals, greater aggression, a reduction in the intake of water, the refusal of food and the difficulty urinating or defecuting in the sand box can be warning signals and must be studied.
Here are the main problems that can affect the joint of pets in winter and how to avoid them:
Main problems in the articulation of pets in winter
There are two more common diseases:
- Degenerative joint disease (dad): It is a slow and progressive disease in which the degradation of the cartilage occurs that covers the bone ends and the interior of the joints and is almost always related to the age of the animal and the natural wear of the joint structures throughout life. The main symptoms are the rigidity and difficulty in growing and performing the most common movements of the daily routine
- COXOFEMORAL DISPLASIA: The dysplasia of the lips is the abnormal development of the articulation surrounding the hip bone and the femur. It is rare in cats, which mainly affects large races such as Maine Coon and more frequent in large dogs. The causes of the disease are multifactorial, which involve genetic and environmental factors, as well as weight and age, which interfere with the correct development of the bones of this articulation. Animals with pitiful dysplasia have reduced the mobility of the hip, muscle loss in the thigh region, sit more frequently on the side, have difficulty carrying out common activities such as running, jumping, going down and climbing the stairs and can suffer sudden falls while walking. In more advanced cases of dysplasia surgery it can be an option.
How to avoid?
Taking care of the animal joints is an important task and should take place for all hairy life, starting as soon as possible. Two important pillars are nutrition and practice of light and regular physical activity.
“Providing balanced nutrition to pets helps to maintain the weight of the animal correctly, avoiding joint overloads. Food supplements containing chondroitin, glycosamine, collagen and omega-3 also help protect and strengthen the cartilage and other structures that make up the joints”, says Mariana.
The practice of light and regular physical activity, according to her, helps to strengthen muscles, bones and joints. “In addition, if performed with the tutor, physical activity helps to strengthen ties and multiply trust, being beneficial by both sides,” he concludes.
Source: Terra
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