Multicenter veterinary practice assessment of the effects ofomega - 3 fatty acids
on osteoarthritis in dogs.
Not exact matches
Thanks to a generous gift from Robert and Janet Sabes and the Sabes Foundation, the veterinary college will be able to study the effectiveness of stem cell injections
on dogs that have chronic
osteoarthritis in the knee or elbow.
This condition causes unusually heavy friction
on the joint as the
dog moves, which
in turn can lead to
osteoarthritis, a painful inflammation of the joint.
Regardless of which treatment is used, most
dogs will go
on to develop
osteoarthritis in the affected joint later
in life.
In general, the more strain that is put
on a pet's joint, the higher the probability that the
dog or cat will develop
osteoarthritis.
This webinar focuses
on chronic medical pain conditions, such as those resulting from trauma, surgical intervention, degenerative disease (
osteoarthritis), and neurologic impairments
in cats and
dogs.
Though the studies performed
on dogs are limited, one canine study discovered that senior
dogs suffering from
osteoarthritis experienced moderate improvements
in their symptoms after they received omega - 3s from fish sources.