Treating Arthrits In Your Dog

The process of treating, diagnosing, and preventing arthritis in your dog

What you'll learn

An overview of arthritis in dogs including prevention, pain management and supplementation

Gain the knowledge to create a game plan to treat arthritis in your dog

Understand how your dogs diet affects their arthritis

Things you can do at home right now to help your dog that suffers from arthritis

Requirements

No programming experience necessary

Description

There is nothing worse than seeing your dog in pain or not being able to run and play like they used to because of osteoarthritis.  You should know that there are things that you as a pet parent can do to help your dog if they have arthritis or if you are concerned about them developing the disease.  This course details how you, as your dog's best source of care, can bring back the playful puppy you once knew through various therapies and modalities.  Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic diseases in dogs.  It is especially prevalent in large-breed dogs and as a pet owner, you should know the process of treating, managing, diagnosing, and preventing the disease.  This course gives a general overview of what osteoarthritis is in dogs and you will walk away with knowledge of the risk factors associated including what breeds present with arthritis the most, new scientifically backed medications for managing pain in dogs, research-based information so that you can give your dog the best care, information on why some dogs develop arthritis, how it is treated, the best options for diet and pain management, and also how it is diagnosed and prevented.  In addition, you have tools to help you keep track of your dog's care and great resources for pet parents including various payment options when considering the cost of treating arthritis in your dog.

Overview

Lecture 0 Introduction

Section 1: Background

Lecture 1 Background

Section 2: Overview

Lecture 2 Breeds Prone to developing arthritis

Lecture 3 What are the risks?

Lecture 4 Risk of a Dog developing arthritis

Lecture 5 Prevention

Section 3: Treating & Diagnosing Arthritis in Dogs

Lecture 6 Treating & Diagnosing Osteoarthritis in Dogs

Lecture 7 Pain Management of Osteoarthritis in Dogs

Lecture 8 Other therapies for osteoarthritis in dogs

Section 4: How Diet affects arthritis in Dogs

Lecture 9 Ways Diet can hurt or help your dog with osteoarthritis

Lecture 10 Functional Foods for Osteoarthritis in Dogs

Lecture 11 Gut Microbiome and Osteoarthritis Connection in Dogs

Section 5: Supplements for osteoarthritis in dogs

Lecture 12 What to look for in a good joint supplement for dogs with osteoarthritis

Lecture 13 How to keep your dog safe when giving them a joint supplement for osteoarthritis

Section 6: Homecare for dogs with osteoarthritis

Lecture 14 What you can do at home to help your dog with osteoarthritis

Section 7: End of life care for dogs with arthritis

Lecture 15 End of life care for dogs with osteoarthritis

Section 8: Affording Care for a dog with arthritis

Lecture 16 Extra: The cost of treating osteoarthritis in dogs

Beginner - Any dog owner