Uma uhlala nenja enesifo samathambo, wazi kahle kamhlophe ukuthi isimo sezulu esipholile singabhebhethekisa izimpawu zayo. Yize lingekho ikhambi lesifo samathambo ezinjeni, kunezinyathelo ezithathwayo, ezinconywe udokotela wezilwane ongazithatha ukuze ukhulule izinhlungu, ukuqina, ukuphuma kwamalunga nezinye izimpawu ze-dog arthritis.

Ngenxa yokuthi umdlwane wakho unezidingo ezithile zempilo, hlala uxoxa nganoma yiziphi izindlela ezintsha zokwelapha nodokotela wakho wezilwane. Nazi izinto eziyisikhombisa ongazenza ukuze usize inja enesifo samathambo.

1. Lawula Isisindo Senja Yakho

Odokotela bezilwane bathi ukulawula isisindo kungenye yamathuluzi abaluleke kakhulu okulawula isifo samathambo ezinjeni. “Uma izilwane zethu ezifuywayo zisinda kakhulu, kuba nengcindezi eyengeziwe emalungeni azo. Ucwaningo selukhombisile ukuthi ukugcina inja yakho ithambile kungathuthukisa ukuhamba nokuzivocavoca umzimba,” kusho UDkt. Liliana Mutascio , udokotela ohlinzayo wezilwane one-VetMed e-Phoenix, e-Arizona.

Ungabona kanjani ukuthi umdlwane wakho ukhuluphele? UDkt. Mutascio uthi “Okufanele ukwazi ukuzwa izimbambo zesilwane sakho esifuywayo kalula, futhi isilwane sakho kufanele sibe nokhalo olungokwemvelo lapho usibuka phezulu noma eceleni.” Ukwenza udokotela wakho wezilwane enze amasheke wesisindo esijwayelekile kanye nesimo somzimba ekugcineni kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuqapha isisindo sakhe.

Lapho uxoxisana nodokotela wakho wezilwane mayelana nokudla kwenja yakho, buza mayelana nenyonga yenja nokudla kwenja yokunakekelwa okuhlangene, njengokungathi Hill's Prescription Diet j/d ukunakekelwa okuhlangene noma I-Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets JM ukuhamba ngokuhlanganyela .

UDkt. Mutascio uthi Ukudla kwenja kadokotela kuqukethe izithako ezifana namafutha ezinhlanzi ane-omega-3 fatty acids empilweni ehlangene. "Kunobunye ubufakazi bokuthi izilwane kulezi zinhlobo zokudla zikhululekile futhi zidinga imithi elwa nokuvuvukala."

2. Yenza Inja Yakho Inyakaze

Ukunyakaza kunganikeza ukukhululeka kobuhlungu ezinjeni ezine-arthritis, kusho UDkt Elizabeth Knabe , udokotela wezilwane wase-Wildwood Animal Hospital kanye Nomtholampilo e-Marshfield, e-Wisconsin. “Izinja ezihamba kancane ngenxa yesifo samathambo ziba nomjikelezo wobuhlungu, zibangele ukunyakaza okuncane okuholela ekuqineni. Ukuqina kwenza kube nzima ukunyakaza, okubangela ubuhlungu obuningi.”

Izinja ezinesifo samathambo kufanele zigweme imisebenzi enomthelela omkhulu njengokugijima, ukugxuma kanye nokudlala kabi, kusho uDkt. Mutascio, izintshisekelo zakhe zomtholampilo zihlanganisa ukuhlinzwa kwamathambo. “Esikhundleni salokho, imisebenzi engaguquki nejwayelekile enomthelela omncane njengokuhamba ngentambo nokubhukuda ingasiza ukugwema ukulimala okuhlangene okwengeziwe, kanye nokuthuthukisa ukuhamba. Kufanele nilwele ukufeza izinga elifanayo lomsebenzi nsuku zonke futhi nigweme ukukugqilaza ngezimpelasonto.”

Uma inja yakho incane noma inezinwele ezincane, ingase izuze ngokugqoka a ijazi lenja noma ijezi lezinja uma kubanda ngaphandle, kusho uDkt. Jo Ann Morrison, udokotela wezilwane ogunyazwe yibhodi I-Banfield Pet Hospital endaweni yasePortland, e-Oregon. Kodwa qaphela lapho uyifaka noma uyikhumula, ikakhulukazi uma kufanele ulawule imilenze yenja yakho. Cabangela amajazi noma amajezi anezinamathiselo ze-Velcro ezigoqayo, okungaba lula ukuwagqoka nokuwakhumula.” (Izibonelo yilezi Ijazi lenja elithokomele le-Ultra plaid kanye ne Ijakhethi yenja yaseCanada Pooch Everest .)

3. Cabangela Izithako Zezinja

Izithako ezihlangene zezinja eziqukethe i-glucosamine ne-chondroitin sulfate yezinja zinezakhiwo zemvelo zokulwa nokuvuvukala, ezingasiza ekudambiseni ubuhlungu obuhlangene obuhambisana nesifo samathambo, kusho uDkt. Mutascio.

I-caveat yilokho izithasiselo zezinja azilawulwa yi-FDA, ngakho-ke inani lezithako ezisebenzayo lingahluka, uyanezela. " I-Nutramax Dasuquin futhi I-Nutramax Cosequin yizinhlobo zamagama amahle eziklanyelwe izinja ezingathengwa phezu kwekhawunta noma kudokotela wakho wezilwane. Isengezo esihlanganyelwe esibizwa Adequan I-canine ejova izinja iyatholakala futhi ingalawulwa udokotela wezilwane."

Ezinye izithako ezibalulekile okufanele uzibheke I-dog hip kanye nemikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwamalunga i-omega-3 fatty acids (EPA ne-DHA), i-phycocyanin ne-manganese, kusho uDkt. Morrison. “Khuluma nodokotela wakho wezilwane mayelana nezinketho ezingcono kakhulu zenja yakho ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zayo ezihlukile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha, kuyilapho ukhumbula ukuthi ezinye izinja zingenza kangcono ezithasiselweni eziningi,” uyeluleka.

4. Buza Udokotela Wakho Wezilwane Nge-Arthritis Pain Relief for Dogs

Ezinye izinja zingase zidinge ezinamandla ngezikhathi ezithile umuthi wezinhlungu wezinhlungu zezinja , ikakhulukazi uma zizikhandla ngokweqile, kusho uDkt. Mutascio. “I-non-steroidal anti-inflammatory imithi yezinja ebizwa Galliprant amaphilisi ezinja asanda kutholakala futhi agunyazwe ukuthi asetshenziswe ezinjeni ukwelapha ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala okuhambisana nesifo samathambo. Ungabuza udokotela wakho wezilwane ukuthi lokhu noma amanye ama-NSAID afana nalokhu I-Rimadyl amaphilisi ahlafunwayo kanye I-Metacam (Meloxicam) ukumiswa ngomlomo kwezinja kusilungele isilwane sakho.”

Njengoba izibulali-zinhlungu zinemiphumela emibi, uncoma ukugwema ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside. “Uma isilwane sakho esifuywayo sisebenzisa izibulali-zinhlungu zesikhathi eside, kutuswa ukuthi uvakashele udokotela wakho wezilwane njalo ukuze uyohlolwa futhi uhlolwe igazi ukuze uhlole imiphumela emibi yesistimu,” usho kanje.

5. Vimbela Ukuwa Nokushelela

Ukuwa kungaba buhlungu ikakhulukazi enjeni enesifo samathambo. Ukuze usize inja yakho ivuke ngokuphepha, cabanga ukusebenzisa isihlilingi noma a d og ephakamisa amahhanisi ukuze uthole ukwesekwa okwengeziwe, inikeza uDkt Morrison. “Izinketho ezitholakala ngokwezentengiselwano … zikhona, kodwa ithawula lolwandle elikhulu lingasebenza njengesihlilingi ukunikeza ukwesekwa. Uma kusetshenziswa isihlilingi, qiniseka ukuthi asiphazamisi ikhono lenja yakho lokuchama.” (Inketho eyodwa yi- Ukwesekwa kwe-GingerLead nokuvuselela ihhanisi lokuphakamisa inja ye-unisex .)

Ukuze uvimbele ukuwa nokushelela ngaphandle, hlinzeka ngezindawo ezinikeza inja yakho ukuthi idonse kangcono. Kufanele futhi uhlole izidladla zenja yakho ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ayinalo iqhwa, iqhwa nokungcola lapho ibuyela ngaphakathi ngemva kohambo lokuya ngaphandle, kusho uMorrison.

UDkt. Knabe uthi ezinye izinja zingase zizuze ekwandeni kokudonsa lokho amasokisi ezinja noma amabhuzu ezinja anganikeza. “Lezi zinja zisiza izinja ezinesifo samathambo ukuthi zikwazi ukuzulazula ezindaweni ezibushelelezi, njengoba irabha ekuphedi noma izinzipho zisebenza njengama-gripper esiwasebenzisa ezicathulweni zethu. Lokhu futhi kusiza endlini ekwenzeni i-flooring ebushelelezi.” Imikhiqizo efana Amabhuzu enja aqinile ama-Ultra Paws futhi I-Doggie Design amasokisi ezinja ezingenzi-skid hlinzeka izilwane ezifuywayo ngokudonsa kancane okwengeziwe ukuze zikwazi ukuhamba ngokuphepha.

Izitebhisi zenja namarempu zingasiza futhi umdlwane wakho ukuthi avuke esofeni noma embhedeni ngokuphepha ngaphandle kokuwa.

6. Zama Ukwelapha Ngomzimba Ukuze Ukhulule I-Arthritis Ezinjeni

Ukwelashwa ngokomzimba kungakhulula ezinye zezimpawu ze-arthritis ezinjeni. Udokotela wezilwane angakwazi ukujwayela ukuvivinya umzimba ngokwezidingo eziqondile zenja yakho, ayisize ifinyelele amazinga okusebenza anomthelela omncane, kusho uDkt. Mutascio.

“Isikhathi esiningi, uhlelo lokuzivocavoca lungasungulwa ukuze lusetshenziswe ekhaya, ngokuqokwa okujwayelekile kokwelashwa noma ngaphandle kwalokho. Abelaphi bomzimba bangase batuse izindlela zokwelapha ezengeziwe ezifana nokucindezelwa okufudumele, ukubhucungwa umzimba kanye nokunyakaza okungahambi kahle ukusiza ukukhulula ukungakhululeki nokwakha imisipha.”

Ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezihambisanayo, njenge-acupuncture, nazo zinganikeza impumuzo, uthi. "Buza udokotela wakho wezilwane mayelana nokuthi ungalandela kuphi lezi zinketho zesilwane sakho."

7. Nikeza Izingubo Zokulala Ezithokomele

Ukulala okunethezekile kubalulekile kuzo zonke izinja, kodwa kubaluleke kakhulu kulabo abanesifo samathambo, kusho uDkt. Morrison. “Lokhu kungaba umata wamathambo, umbhede wegwebu lenkumbulo noma inkundla ephakeme. Ezinye izinja zikhetha inketho ephansi ukuya phansi engadingi ukuthi ukhuphuke noma uwele embhedeni, ngakho kungase kuthathe uvivinyo nephutha ukuze uthole isixazululo esingcono kakhulu sesilwane sakho esifuywayo.”

(Izibonelo ze imibhede yezinja yamathambo ihlanganisa I-Frisco orthopedic sherpa cuddler kanye nenja ye-cushion nombhede wekati kanye ne I-FurHaven i-plush ne-suede usofa wenja yamathambo nombhede wekati .)

Nakuba ezinye izinja zingase zijabulele ukushisa okwengeziwe, ezinye zingase zithande izinga lokushisa elipholile, kusho uDkt. Morrison. “Uma usebenzisa i-heat pad noma ingubo yokulala (noma h eated dog bed ), kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi uhlale uyigcina endaweni ephansi, futhi uqinisekise ukuthi into yokushisisa ayiwuthathi wonke umbhede noma ikhreyithi. Isilwane sakho esifuywayo sidinga ukwazi ukuhamba ngokushesha futhi kalula sisuke ekushiseni uma sishisa kakhulu. Kubalulekile futhi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kuhlala kukhona okokulala okwengeziwe phakathi kwenja yakho nento yokushisisa. Ungalokothi ubavumele ukuthi balale ngqo phezu komthombo wokushisa ongeziwe. "

Uma inja yakho inenkinga yokwehla nokwenyuka ngezitebhisi, qiniseka ukuthi umisa indawo yokulala yesilwane sakho esifuywayo ngendlela efanele ukuze ikwazi ukulala endaweni enethezekile ngaphandle kokugibela izitebhisi.

Nakuba la mathuluzi anganikeza izinja ukukhulula ubuhlungu, khumbula ukuthi inja ngayinye inezidingo zomuntu ngamunye, kukhumbuza uDkt. Morrison. “Kanjalo, asikho isincomo esilingana nesisodwa sezilwane ezifuywayo ezine-arthritis. Kungakho kubalulekile ukuqapha nokulandelela ukuthi yini esebenzela inja yakho kangcono, yini engayibekezeleli futhi—njengokushisa, indawo ezungezile nezitebhisi—futhi ubambisane nodokotela wakho wezilwane ekunakekeleni kwayo isikhathi eside.”

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