|  Dr. Danoff received her veterinary degree from the University of Florida in 1999, where she focused her training on exotic animals, including birds, reptiles, small mammals, and aquatic animals. She currently owns a holistic and rehabilitation practice in Vienna, Virginia where she integrates both holistic and traditional medicine into her treatment plans.
Dr. Danoff is a vegan and shares her home with 15 rescued companion animals. These include 2 physically challenged dogs, 4 cats, 5 parrots, 2 snakes and 2 lizards.
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| Jun 18 Written by:kim_danoff
Wednesday, June 18, 2008  Q: Can an older kitty (15-year-old neutered male) be given glucosamine for arthritis and stiff joints? He weighs about 8 pounds?
A: An older cat can be given glucosamine. You would just want to watch for any increase in thirst. There are some anecdotal reports that glucosamine can cause insulin resistance (which can lead to diabetes). As such, you want to keep a close eye on that and let your veterinarian know if this occurs.
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Re: Arthritis in Older Cats
As a sufferer of both diabetes and arthritis, I would never medicate my pet for one disease while increasing the risk that he'd contract another-far worse one. Take your pet to his own vet for pain meds, but don't risk having to subject him to daily injections to manage diabetes. He's already suffering enough!
By Nanapet on
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Re: Arthritis in Older Cats
My vet/acupuncturist (who has vastly helped my 14-year old dog) also works with CATS suffering with arthritis. She tells me that some of her patients have shown spunk and playfulness after acupunture.
By Marilyn on
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Re: Arthritis in Older Cats
Ask the vet about COSEQUIN. My cat has been taking it for two years. I think it really works.
By imanimallover on
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Re: Arthritis in Older Cats
I have a dog that was suffering terribly from arthritis and I found an all natural product on the internet call DGP which stands for Dog Gone Pain and my old arthritic dog is running around and going up and down steps. It is hard to believe that it is the same dog. Anyway on the bottle it says that it will help cats too. I am not selling this stuff but want people to know that it worked and has been great for my dog. www.americanbiosciences.com
By alpaca on
Thursday, June 19, 2008
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Re: Arthritis in Older Cats
I, too, have experience with Cosequin, however my vet (in Encinitas, CA) stopped carrying it and switched to DASEQUIN - which contains Avocado extract/oils. My 15 yr old female cat, Durango, experienced significant improvement in attitude and ability to move about the house after a month taking Dasequin and is still taking it a few days a week 2 years later. This is an incredibly easy "medication" to give since it's sprinkled over or mixed into wet or dry food (no gagging the poor thing just to get it down). Also, my vet recommended not wasting money on pet store glucosamine "treats" as they do not contain a high-enough level of glucosamine/chondroitin to benefit the pet. I hope this helps!
By txandurango on
Friday, July 18, 2008
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Re: "kitty dandruff"
Is it possible for a cat to have dandruff and if so what can be done to control/treat/cure it? The reason i ask is I/we have 2 cats a shorthair and a long hair(the short hair is a boy and the long hair is a girl)whenever I pet Vanity(the long hair)she seems to have these little white flecks that show up on her coat(she is blac/white/gold)the flecks show up really noticeably on her black fur. I am not sure if this is "dandruff" or something else.
Also, when ever I pet Scooter and I get near his haunches(sp?)he twitches, could this been a sign of some sort of nerve damage or nerve related condition(they did go through a nasty bout with fleas about 3 yrs ago)could this be a residual effect from that?
By DAD on
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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Re: Arthritis in Older Cats
I have a cat who had an injury and due to the injury suffered from artritis I tried everything I could to help him but nothing had a lasting effect. Untill I changed his diet and within two weeks I saw improvement after a month he has become more like hes a kitten again then he ever has before the injury.
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By supercatwoman on
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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