Sudden changes in weather may trigger increase in arthritis pain.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | December 11, 1997| | Copyright

I've had several patients lately that have come in for a sudden onset of lameness with no known injury to cause the problem. In some cases, these dogs were in intense pain, unable to walk or to touch an affected leg to the ground.

Other similarities in the cases were that they were middle-age to older, and the problem coincided with a weather front passing through.

Ever have a person who had suffered a broken bone earlier in life, or who suffered from arthritis, tell you they could predict bad weather when their bones or joints ached? Well our pets can ...

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