How do you know if your cat has arthritis / what treatment(s)?

I suspected that our 11 year old male cat has arthritis or some other
manner of joint problem (an x-ray performed a few months ago based on
nothing more than my hunch came back with my our vet saying it looks
like he might have some indication in one of his hips). I'm not sure
if the x-ray showed the knees or not.

I overheard my vet telling a client about recently published articles regarding
the use of Metacam in arthritic senior cats. From what I could gather through
my eavesdropping, Metacam has been widely used for canine arthiritis. This
could be something worth pursuing with your vet.
Hope your boy feels better soon.

"Marievulsion" wrote in message
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I suspected that our 11 year old male cat has arthritis or some other
manner of joint problem (an x-ray performed a few months ago based on
nothing more than my hunch came back with my our vet saying it looks
like he might have some indication in one of his hips). I'm not sure
if the x-ray showed the knees or not.

I overheard my vet telling a client about recently published articles
regarding
the use of Metacam in arthritic senior cats. From what I could gather
through
my eavesdropping, Metacam has been widely used for canine arthiritis.
This
could be something worth pursuing with your vet.
Hope your boy feels better soon.

http://www.vetlearn.com/threads/inde...89&forum_ID=10

"Marievulsion" wrote in message
...
I suspected that our 11 year old male cat has arthritis or some other
manner of joint problem (an x-ray performed a few months ago based on
nothing more than my hunch came back with my our vet saying it looks
like he might have some indication in one of his hips). I'm not sure
if the x-ray showed the knees or not.

I overheard my vet telling a client about recently published articles
regarding
the use of Metacam in arthritic senior cats. From what I could gather
through
my eavesdropping, Metacam has been widely used for canine arthiritis.
This
could be something worth pursuing with your vet.
Hope your boy feels better soon.

http://www.vetlearn.com/threads/inde...89&forum_ID=10