As in case of Osteoarthritis pain is severe and your cat will need some relief from pain. If your cat is overweight pain can even be more severe.

Talk with your veterinarian if you do believe that your cat does have a type of cat arthritis. Your cat will enjoy life more and be able to chase those mice again if treatment is regular. It is no fun to play and jump and be a cat when they are in severe pain. The longer your cat sits around in pain stiffer joints will become. The pain will then increase with every step they take. Be sure to get treatment your cat needs so they can enjoy life once again.

Diagnosis of lyme disease can be done with a blood test. But, if your dog has had illness for a long time even confirming that it is, in fact lyme disease can be hard to prove. In many cases, antibodies that are present when a dog has lyme disease may have already disappeared or have not been created yet.

So, of course, best way to go to ensure that your dog does not contract lyme disease is in prevention. Always groom your dog after they have been outdoors in and around where ticks live, high grass, thick brush, or even in woods.