Arthritis
Arthritis, the medical term
for "Inflammation of a joint". There are two main types of arthritis, Osteoarthritis and
Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is common in the dog. It is also known as
"degenerative joint disease", which is a more descriptive term, and tells you what is
actually going on in the joint.
Rheumatoid arthritis means
that a joint is inflamed because of some abnormality of the immune system. Rheumatoid
arthritis is extremely rare in the dog. Osteoarthritis is the follow up to joint damage,
this could be an injury, or it could be secondary to a developmental problem, such as hip
dysplasia.
Symptoms, Many dogs with
osteoarthritis have no symptoms at all. Just because a joint is arthritic, does not follow
that the dog will be in pain. In fact, osteoarthritis can be said to be an attempt by a
joint to stabilize itself. However, pain in the affected joint is the major feature in an
osteoarthritic joint.
Other symptoms include an unwillingness to move the joint. Normal Joints where two or
more bones meet have a layer of a specific type of cartilage known as hyaline cartilage.
This has a special property in that it can hold a great deal of water within its
substance. In fact, normal hyaline cartilage is about 80% water.
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