How to help your dog to deal with Arthritis? 如何幫助你患有關節炎的狗？

 
Is your older dogs less willing to move around?  With older dogs that have arthritis, pain killers cannot not be the only solution for them as they likely to have other underlying health issues (kidney, spleen, heart, etc).

你的老犬是不是太願意走動?  年紀較大的狗有關節炎，止痛藥不能為他們唯一的解決辦法，因為他們可能有其他潛在的健康問題（腎，脾，心臟等）

Around your dog Thicker bed (water bed would be good) Blanket your dog during cold day (electric blanket and hotwater bottle can also help) Only do light exercise (also see: Canine: Exercise / 做運動)   Swimming is great exercise Weight control:  Being heavy would place more strain on your dog's joint.(also see: Health Issues from being overweight 過重會有好多健康問題)	您的狗的周圍環境 較厚的床（水床將對您的狗的關節炎有幫助) 在寒冷的日子給你的狗毛毯（電熱毯或熱水瓶也可以有幫助） 只做輕量運動 (其他: Canine: Exercise / 做運動)   游泳是很好的運動 控制體重：重量會增加關節負擔 (其他: Health Issues from being overweight 過重會有好多健康問題)
Alternative treatments Massage Acupuncture	其他治療方法 按摩 針灸
Diet Changing diet (skip acidic food such as tomato and unripe fruit and avoid white potatoes, eggplant and peppers) Remove or reduce grain and feed more high quality protein Taking supplement (see also: Joint Supplement / 關節補充品)  Taking fruit such as mango and papaya  Feed Salmon Oil, it has Omega-3  (also see: Fish base or Plant base Omega-3 fatty acid/ 餵來自魚或植物的歐米茄 - 3脂肪酸)	飲食 改變飲食（避免過酸性食物，如蕃茄和未成熟水果，避免白薯仔, 茄子和辣椒） 消除或減少食穀類 和餵更優質蛋白質 服用補充品  (其他: Joint Supplement / 關節補充品) 餵適合的水果，如芒果 和 木瓜 飼料三文魚油含有歐米茄 - 3脂肪酸 (其他: Fish base or Plant base Omega-3 fatty acid/ 餵來自魚或植物的歐米茄 - 3脂肪酸)
Food to avoid for dogs with Arthritis/ Eggplant   Peppers  Potato Tomato	避免餵給你有關節炎的狗 茄子 辣椒 馬鈴薯 / 薯仔 番茄

Also see / 其他:
- Supplements better than medications / 食補充品好過食药
- Fish base or Plant base Omega-3 fatty acid/ 餵來自魚或植物的歐米茄 - 3脂肪酸)
- Joint Supplement / 關節補充品)
- More on Sunlight! 陽光 (續)
- Canine狗 - Mango for Arthritis? 關節炎?
- Arthritis, Liver Disease, or Digestive problem? 關節炎, 肝臟疾病, 消化問題?
- Sore No More Liniment / 不再痛草本按摩液