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Arthritis treatment
We have a 16 year old cat with arthritis. When she went to the vet last
spring. He did a complete blood workup and x-rays. Her blood work came back "very good for a cat her age". I think he said the x-ray showed her liver was a little small but not beyond normal range. She has mild asthma. He prescribed Prednisolone (5mg.) for the arthritis. He also told us we could use it if her breathing was labored or she was doing open mouth breathing. She had a pretty good summer and there were only a few occasions when she seemed in distress and we gave her the Prednisolone. Now that the weather has changed she is not a happy camper. She's very stiff. Add to that the stress of losing her long time companion and having a new cat and kitten in the house over the last 2-3 months. I hesitate to give her gluco-corticosteroid too often because of the many side effects. I was talking to someone over the weekend and they mentioned Syn-flex. It contains liquid glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine HCL, chondroitin, omega 3 and 6, boswellin, yucca, vitamins A, E, and C, manganese, and bromelain. Has anyone heard whether this stuff works or is this veterinary snake oil? Any opinions on long term gluco-corticosteroid use? Wendy |
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wrote on 11/17/03 7:13 AM: We have a 16 year old cat with arthritis. When she went to the vet last spring. He did a complete blood workup and x-rays. Her blood work came back "very good for a cat her age". I think he said the x-ray showed her liver was a little small but not beyond normal range. She has mild asthma. He prescribed Prednisolone (5mg.) for the arthritis. He also told us we could use it if her breathing was labored or she was doing open mouth breathing. She had a pretty good summer and there were only a few occasions when she seemed in distress and we gave her the Prednisolone. Now that the weather has changed she is not a happy camper. She's very stiff. Add to that the stress of losing her long time companion and having a new cat and kitten in the house over the last 2-3 months. I hesitate to give her gluco-corticosteroid too often because of the many side effects. I was talking to someone over the weekend and they mentioned Syn-flex. It contains liquid glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine HCL, chondroitin, omega 3 and 6, boswellin, yucca, vitamins A, E, and C, manganese, and bromelain. Has anyone heard whether this stuff works or is this veterinary snake oil? Any opinions on long term gluco-corticosteroid use? Wendy Your vet would have a high grade Glucos chondro supplement. We use Cosequin. It seems very effective. You might get her a heat retaining bed too. Karen |
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in article , Wendy at
wrote on 11/17/03 7:13 AM: We have a 16 year old cat with arthritis. When she went to the vet last spring. He did a complete blood workup and x-rays. Her blood work came back "very good for a cat her age". I think he said the x-ray showed her liver was a little small but not beyond normal range. She has mild asthma. He prescribed Prednisolone (5mg.) for the arthritis. He also told us we could use it if her breathing was labored or she was doing open mouth breathing. She had a pretty good summer and there were only a few occasions when she seemed in distress and we gave her the Prednisolone. Now that the weather has changed she is not a happy camper. She's very stiff. Add to that the stress of losing her long time companion and having a new cat and kitten in the house over the last 2-3 months. I hesitate to give her gluco-corticosteroid too often because of the many side effects. I was talking to someone over the weekend and they mentioned Syn-flex. It contains liquid glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine HCL, chondroitin, omega 3 and 6, boswellin, yucca, vitamins A, E, and C, manganese, and bromelain. Has anyone heard whether this stuff works or is this veterinary snake oil? Any opinions on long term gluco-corticosteroid use? Wendy Your vet would have a high grade Glucos chondro supplement. We use Cosequin. It seems very effective. You might get her a heat retaining bed too. Karen |
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Try feeding her a small amount of MSM Sulphur sprinkled on her dinner. My
Grandma had chronic arthritis which eased when a herbalist told her to take this . If you click on the link below and go to the page called "MSM 2" you will see a breakdown of the benefits in humans which, as far as I know all also apply to animals (I don't have much time at the moment or I would have found a site specifically about MSM and animals Sorry :-( ). http://www.colloidalsilversupplies.co.uk Jeannie "Karen" wrote in message ... in article , Wendy at wrote on 11/17/03 7:13 AM: We have a 16 year old cat with arthritis. When she went to the vet last spring. He did a complete blood workup and x-rays. Her blood work came back "very good for a cat her age". I think he said the x-ray showed her liver was a little small but not beyond normal range. She has mild asthma. He prescribed Prednisolone (5mg.) for the arthritis. He also told us we could use it if her breathing was labored or she was doing open mouth breathing. She had a pretty good summer and there were only a few occasions when she seemed in distress and we gave her the Prednisolone. Now that the weather has changed she is not a happy camper. She's very stiff. Add to that the stress of losing her long time companion and having a new cat and kitten in the house over the last 2-3 months. I hesitate to give her gluco-corticosteroid too often because of the many side effects. I was talking to someone over the weekend and they mentioned Syn-flex. It contains liquid glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine HCL, chondroitin, omega 3 and 6, boswellin, yucca, vitamins A, E, and C, manganese, and bromelain. Has anyone heard whether this stuff works or is this veterinary snake oil? Any opinions on long term gluco-corticosteroid use? Wendy Your vet would have a high grade Glucos chondro supplement. We use Cosequin. It seems very effective. You might get her a heat retaining bed too. Karen |
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Try feeding her a small amount of MSM Sulphur sprinkled on her dinner. My
Grandma had chronic arthritis which eased when a herbalist told her to take this . If you click on the link below and go to the page called "MSM 2" you will see a breakdown of the benefits in humans which, as far as I know all also apply to animals (I don't have much time at the moment or I would have found a site specifically about MSM and animals Sorry :-( ). http://www.colloidalsilversupplies.co.uk Jeannie "Karen" wrote in message ... in article , Wendy at wrote on 11/17/03 7:13 AM: We have a 16 year old cat with arthritis. When she went to the vet last spring. He did a complete blood workup and x-rays. Her blood work came back "very good for a cat her age". I think he said the x-ray showed her liver was a little small but not beyond normal range. She has mild asthma. He prescribed Prednisolone (5mg.) for the arthritis. He also told us we could use it if her breathing was labored or she was doing open mouth breathing. She had a pretty good summer and there were only a few occasions when she seemed in distress and we gave her the Prednisolone. Now that the weather has changed she is not a happy camper. She's very stiff. Add to that the stress of losing her long time companion and having a new cat and kitten in the house over the last 2-3 months. I hesitate to give her gluco-corticosteroid too often because of the many side effects. I was talking to someone over the weekend and they mentioned Syn-flex. It contains liquid glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine HCL, chondroitin, omega 3 and 6, boswellin, yucca, vitamins A, E, and C, manganese, and bromelain. Has anyone heard whether this stuff works or is this veterinary snake oil? Any opinions on long term gluco-corticosteroid use? Wendy Your vet would have a high grade Glucos chondro supplement. We use Cosequin. It seems very effective. You might get her a heat retaining bed too. Karen |
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