Managing arthritis in pets Hello, lovely people! Thank you, as usual, for reading my Woof column. It is hard to believe that it is already May, but at least we are enjoying better weather, and we also have a chance to discuss a very common and important disease: May is Arthritis Awareness Month, so let’s dive right into that topic.
The word “arthritis” means inflammation of a joint, and it refers to a group of different types of joint inflammatory processes.
We will focus on the most common type of arthritis: osteoarthritis. This is a painful and progressive disease, which means that it only gets worse as time goes by.