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Pain Relief for Cats - Part 2

March 1st, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

Cats are one of the most unbelievable pets that people could ever have. They are beautiful, they love their owner and some of the things that cats do can be pretty incredible. Cat owners can talk about their cat’s antics for hours.

The problems with cats and most animals for that matter is they can’t tell us if they are in pain or where the pain is. The cat’s keeper must always be on the look out to see if their cat is in pain. And that can be quite difficult.

You probably have heard the warnings about not giving human medication to your pet cats. The reason for this is because their liver (and most animals) cannot handle common analgesics that are used for pain in humans. These are typically non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or the NSAIDs as they are known.

First thing is you must know if the cat is in pain? This sometimes can be easy to tell. Most cats love to be petted / caressed and when you hand passes over the area of pain the cat will usually flinch, hiss or even try to scratch you. This is just letting you know that you found where the pain is. If this ever happens you need to get to the vets immediately. A full check up for your cat is necessary to determine the cause of the pain and then you need some type of treatment for pain relief for your cat.

Sometimes the vets will give very small doses of the NSAIDs to help to bring pain relief for your cat. Some analgesic drugs that are often used are ketoprofen and meloxican. These two drugs are administered in a syrup form. This makes pain relief for your cat easy and quick. These drugs do not have FDA approved yet. They have been used in Europe and other parts of the world and are efficient in providing pain relief for cats.

Once the veterinary doctor administers these drugs, the cat must be watched carefully. This is to make sure the pain relief for your cat does not turn into something more serious.

Some side effects of these drugs are:

Liver failure
Kidney damage
Intestinal bleeding

Any of the above can be fatal if not caught in time. This is the reason that the dose is so small and the pain relief for your cat must be supervised by the vet.

If you just use a little precaution and care, this will go a long way in pain relief for cats. It will keep the cat safe and there will be no major health problems following the use of pain killers.

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Pain Relief for Cats - Factors you need to Know

February 25th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

As any cat owner will tell you, cat’s make wonderful pets. They pretty much take care of themselves (low maintenance), you don’t have to take them out for a walk to do there personal needs and they do there own exercise. One thing for sure is they are affectionate, loving and great pets to own.

But as with us humans, cats can develop certain problems and just like us again they can have joint pain. The hard part is how do you know what type of pain releif to give your cat. There are many different types of pain relief for cats, but there is something you need to know.

As with again us humans’ finding a good vet is extremely important and the cat should be taken for regular visits and check ups.

There are some people that think that they should give their human medications to there cat for pain relief. They think that this medicine will work faster and better. Maybe it is because they don’t want to take the cat in to the vets. You will be surprised that you might end up killing your animal doing this. Because of his or hers size, 1/2 of a tablet of acetaminophen (Tylenol) is enough for 72 hours and that any more than that amount your are basically overdosing your cat. Be extremely careful giving human medication for pain relief for cats.

If there is something wrong with your cat and he/she is experiencing pain, bring the animal to the vets. The vet will determine what is wrong and where the pain is located. The vet then will prescribe pain relief for cats and not give the cat something that is designed for humans.

Other Pain Relief for Cats

Just like humans cats will suffer from arthritis pain and will require medications designed to relieve the pain. Some of these drugs can alter your pet’s temperament. Some things that may happen to your pet are:

Make him/her sleepier
Appetite may change
Gain / loose weight
May become irritable

He or she may also not want to be pet as often as they once did and they might not want to play as much. If these are occurring you may want to seek other alternative to relieve the pain your cat is experiencing.

Try to find some natural remedies or you may want to try acupuncture to provide pain relief for cats. Acupuncture in cat to relieve pain works the same as in humans. You will need to go for several sessions as with humans to relive the pain and different size needles will be used to help stimulate and reach the nerves needed to provide pain relief for cats.

Acupuncture for pain relief might prove to be slightly more expensive and may take more of your time. The best part about acupuncture for pain relief is there are no side effects and this is better care for the animal.

Another wonderful, natural pain relief for cat’s method is exercise. Exercise will help loosen up those stiff joints that the animal will get if it is left to just lie around. Cats like to lie around, so get a string and play with the cat and that exercise will help loosen the joints and reduce pain.

A Helpful Tip

If you take the animal for regular visits to the vets, provide a healthy diet and get the get to exercise a little, all of these will help with pain relief for cats. The vet can give the cat some vitamins and minerals. These will increase the pets immune system and help to prevent joint pain from occurring.

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