| Caring pet owners attain a unique ability to know | | | | human companions. These symptoms differ only |
| when their dog is not feeling well. You will notice the | | | | slightly then those for hip dysplasia affecting older |
| slightest change in behavior, eating habits, and how | | | | dogs. The adage of a dog year equals seven human |
| they walk or run. When your pooch is in pain from | | | | years really starts when your dog reaches four years |
| joint problems they seem to move a little slower, | | | | old. So when your dog is 12 years old they feel like |
| playtime is reduced, and they take longer to climb | | | | an 84-year-old human. |
| the stairs or get up from the floor. The question is, | | | | In the severest of either case surgery is an option |
| "Can orthopedic dog beds provide relief?" | | | | along with medications proscribed from your |
| Most pet owners associate these symptoms to old | | | | Veterinarian that can relieve pain, however there is |
| age; however, that may not be the case. Dogs | | | | no known cure. As pet owners, one area we can |
| suffer from two main joint problems: | | | | help, provide quality orthopedic dog beds for them to |
| - Hip Dysplasia | | | | sleep and rest tired joints. |
| - Canine Arthritis | | | | Like there human equivalents, orthopedic dog beds |
| Hip dysplasia once thought to be heritable and then | | | | and memory foam dog beds take the pressure off |
| only in large breeds, can in fact affect any dog. This | | | | any one area spreading the weight evenly as they |
| dog health problem can stem from over exertion at | | | | rest. If you have hard wood floors, your pooch |
| a young age while the hip joint is still developing. | | | | sleeps outside in a dog house, or in his/hers crate |
| Injury at a young age is another cause, even | | | | providing orthopedic dog beds will relieve the pain |
| repetitive motion in puppies, for example jogging with | | | | associated with hip dysplasia and canine arthritis. |
| your puppy while their joints and muscles are still | | | | With the choices available from size, color, and style, |
| forming under the age of one. In dogs the problem | | | | you will be able to locate the perfect dog bed to fit |
| usually appears by the time, they reach 18 months | | | | your four-legged family members resting space. As |
| old. Some say that early vaccinations weaken the | | | | dogs want nothing more than to please their owners, |
| young joints. | | | | orthopedic dog beds is one investment we can make |
| Dogs suffer from the same arthritic pain as their | | | | to offer our thanks in return. |