Learn How a Mammoth Dog Bed Can Help Your Arthritic Dog.

It’s common for a dog of any breed to develop some problems with arthritis as they age and reach their golden years. We all want our beloved pets to live the best lives that we can possibly provide for them, no matter what age they happen to be. So it’s important to respond to their ailments with lots of love as well as well-informed care.

When it comes to large dogs living with complications associated with old age, this means that a big part of proper care involves understanding your dog’s medical needs. It also means giving the best day-to-day comfort possible with a bed that’s designed to provide support to ageing, arthritic joints, such as those offered here at Mammoth Dog Beds.

What is Canine Arthritis?

Symptoms of arthritis occur because the cartilage between your dog’s joints is degenerating, which results in stiffness and swelling. Sadly, arthritis is a chronic and progressive disease, which most often tends to effect:

• Hips
• Ankles
• Shoulders
• Knees
• Spine

As in the case of humans, the most common form is osteoarthritis.

Offering Your Dog Better Comfort

While there are medications available to help your dog cope with pain brought on from conditions such as arthritis, , such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, our pets don’t have the ability to easily tell us when that pain is flaring up. The best thing that you can do is to watch your dog closely for signs of discomfort. You should also be sure to talk to your veterinarian about the best treatment options available for your dog’s particular case.

Another strategy for managing canine arthritis is to do everything you can to provide your dog with a comfortable resting area at all times. Thankfully, you don’t need to communicate with human speech in order to understand that your dog will love an extra large dog bed that can provide the comfort it needs to get a great sleep.

Arthritis in the Colder Months

With dogs as with people arthritis tends to flare up with cold weather. If you have experience with arthritis yourself or have a family member that is commonly plagued with symptoms of this condition, you probably already understand the level of discomfort that can arise during the colder months.

In the winter, you need to be especially attentive to the needs of any animal that is suffering from arthritic pain; it’s a time when it is most important to provide all of the things that your dog needs to cope with this serious condition.

Keeping Your Dog At The Right Temperature

Since the cold can dramatically impact the amount of discomfort that your dog experiences due to arthritis, one of the best treatment options that you can provide in the winter is to ensure that your house remains at a comfortable temperature. It’s also important that you provide your dog with plenty of warm blankets – especially if they feel cold or seem to be in pain.

Of course, this also means that you should ensure that you dog has a warm place to sleep – don’t forget that our beds aren’t just the the best rated extra large dog beds because they are designed for comfort and clinically approved support, they also help to keep your dog warm in cold weather! For those of you privileged to live in warmer climates, the canvas is made from 100% cotton and the only fully breathable fabric not to mention that the domestic memory foam mattress offers cooling gel to keep your fur baby at right temperature at all times.

Stain Resistant for Bathroom Troubles

Another issue associated with old age that dogs tend to suffer from alongside arthritis is losing the ability to control their house training. As in the case of people, these are just the things that you have to deal with no matter how great a life you’ve given your dogs. The good news is that you can buy a large dog bed with stain resistant fabrics and a waterproof nylon liner to protect the mattress and help you cope with this issue with ease.

Controlling Your Dog’s Weight

As is the case for most ailments that are associated with the bones, one of the most important therapeutic treatment for a large breed dog suffering from arthritis is for you to help it to maintain a healthy weight. Large dogs that carry excess fat when they are older exert more pressure on bones, which inevitably lead to further arthritic pain. If your dog is currently overweight then large breed, orthopedic dog beds are a great way to help with pain relief associated with carrying extra weight.

Weight can be difficult to control in older large breed dogs because they are less active, especially when their mobility decreases due to pain and stiffness in joints, but you can switch to a weight loss formulated variety of dog food to help. As with any kind of therapeutic treatment or change in diet, you should always consult with advice from your vet before beginning a weight loss treatment program for your dog.

Lend a Helping Hand

Another way that you can help your dog is to provide some assistance to help it get around your home more easily. While arthritis may prevent your dog from easily climbing stairs and accessing any other hard to reach areas of your home, you may be able to help it move around by simply providing a physical lift when needed. Even if your dog is too big for you to lift, you can install ramps and dog stairs in your home to ensure that it can easily reach a few favourite places.

If your large breed dog is suffering from a condition such as arthritis, then you should bring it all of the comfort that is possible with a superior quality bed made by Mammoth Dog Beds. Every dog deserves a good night’s rest on a quality bed designed to keep them healthy and comfortable.