what if you had a dog for a really long time14 and a half years and when you got him as a baby you got him from the pound with parvo and he lived and than at age 9 he developed a allergy to dog food and kept throwing up .he than started eating homemade dog food and wasnt sick at all for many years.Than 7 months ago he had a vestibular attack .He had fool recovery in days.Than 6 months ago he tore he ligament in his knee .I gave him adauqan injections .He had arthritis and soon started doing well again.Well this month he is in pain blooding stool and crying .The vet seen maybey possible something fishy about the stonmach exray but noy to sure .Opionions anyone .Only serouse one
I forgot to add that his blood work was fine and he is not enemic but in alot of pain and the pain meds or other meds are not working
I forgot to add that his blood work was fine and he is not enemic but in alot of pain and the pain meds or other meds are not working

My grandmother is 80yrs old. She frequently suffers from server leg pains she describes as cramps or gout. Her doctor says the pain is due to inflammation from arthritis. In addition to this, she has glaucoma and take eye drops daily to treat it. Also she has high blood pressure. Due to the glaucoma drops and meds for hypertension, he doctor says she can only take Extra Strength Tylenol for her leg pain. This treatment is minuscule to treat her pain. My question is is it possible for her pain to be treated with anything else other than simple Tylenol, considering the glaucoma and hypertension meds?

I try to eat right, I exercise, take Plaquenil, etc. My lupus is “mild” type, but I always have something “going on.”

I had been doing fairly well, and then I get the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis with red swollen joints and rheumatoid nodules. My face feels like it is burning on cheeks and there are lots of tiny red broken capillaries on my face. It is taking more and more Dermablend cover-up makeup to cover up my red marks.

I am feeling frustrated as it always seems like I deal with one symptom after another and wonder what I am doing wrong. If you are a lupus patient, is there anything you know that triggers your flares?

I know, I know…it could be worse, but if I listed all the symptoms I have had within the last 3 years, it would be a long list…
Yes, I take steroids when I have a flare. My docs are great, BUT I didn’t know Lupus was progressive. Now I will have some good questions to ask next visit.

I think my dog is developing arthritis.
She looks really stiff and walks funny when she gets up from lying down for a while. She is approx 7yrs, slightly overweight, half collie half corgi.
And she’s my baby!

Any advice?
Is there anything that could help?

There was an incident in my home recently. My brother is very ill, the police in my area are well aware of this, 2.5 years ago he stabbed someone, and he has not been called to court yet.

Last night, my brother snapped out due to withdrawal from opiates, he cut himself, threatened to commit suicide, and exclaimed he was going to kill me, my mother, and father.

He punched my disabled, elderly mother in the leg which was extremely painful for her, she gets spasms all over her body anyway, she cried when he hit her, and my Mother doesn’t cry unless it really hurts, she had to limp over to the bed. She has a collapsed/bulging/ruptured discs, rheumatoid arthritis, neuropathy and a neurostimulator in her back which has wires that connect to her spine, if he had hit her in the right place, he could paralyze her. We called the police, told them everything that happened, my brother had taken off, the officers returned later with paperwork for my mother, they went into his room to make him get up to talk to him, looked at his wrist, one of the officers said it was very deep. He then called an ambulance, my brother refused treatment, which the officer said is his right. My mother and I tried to get it thru their head that he is dangerous and has the characteristics of a murderer, that my brother listens to his music, and fantasizes about different ways to kill us, etc. My brother also told the cops he planned on finding acid and pouring it on my face. They wouldn’t arrest him.

They said the most they could do is tell him he isn’t allowed inside the house for the night, my mother told the officer he would just sneak back in the house thru his window, so the officer went back outside to talk to my brother, and I guess he told him to keep it cool and go to bed. When they left, he went ballistic again, exclaiming how he is an informant for the police, and he can do anything he wants, breaking items, more threatening, shoving me (he scares me so I leave the room.)

Moral of the story is… I don’t think this is right, a friend of mine told me in Delaware it is the law that if there is domestic violence in the house, they HAVE to arrest him. My parents have tried kicking him out, the last time they did he gave us a “warning” by breaking a window, he also said if they do he is going to burn the house down with us in it, I know people make stupid threats all the time, but this kid is capable. My brother is 25 years old.

If anyone could please help me find information on the Delaware Statutes, point me in the right direction, or who I can call to talk to that may be able to override this small police department, please. We are worried about our lives. They did tell her she can put out a warrent, but on the paper they gave her, they put down that the victim was not injured, they said it was nothing more then offensive touching, they also noted that no drugs were involved, even though my mother and I informed them he steals medication from both my mother, and father, and he is on several anti-psychotic medications, that he does not use properly. He takes so many he can’t keep his eyes open. (Today my mother is calling his doctor to inform him of the situation)
I have NO idea why they wouldn’t take him. I have been up all night, trying to figure this out, on the paper says it was “offensive touching” I mean the threats, the damage, I don’t understand. My brain is fried. A friend of my Mom’s also told her that cops prey on people with mental disorders, to be informers for the neighborhood, her ex was one of them, she was constantly being abused, called the cops.. they never took him out. And the fact that he stabbed someone with a 5” blade, and no court date has been set kind of confuses me.
The police have been coming here for 10 years over his psychotic breakdowns. They know he has a psychiatrist, and that he is bi-polar, ADHD, OCD, abcdefg… and does not use his medication as prescribed, I was going to call his doctor, but I feel it isn’t my business, so I will wait for my mother to wake up and call. I made some phone calls myself, everyone I talked to either acted like “Why are you calling me?” or “call this number” and when I call that number, they give me another one. I live in a sh!tty state. I called the victim line, County can’t do anything, they told me to talk to Elsmere Police, most of which are……..I don’t want to say it on here, but they aren’t the friendliest of people. Out on $60,000 bail, terroristic threatening, hurting his disabled mother, and those $(#(#$)$% cops put down “offensive touching” and “the victim was not injured” I had to rub her leg out last night to try and remove the spasm.
I did find some statutes, he should have been charged with terroristic threatening, and assault. I can’t get over they put on that paper my mother was not injured, she is a STRONG woman, she can take some pain, when she cries, and limps trying to get to the bed after he hurt her, it’s bad. God bless all of you, and I really mean that. Because everyone I called treated me like I was the scum of the earth. I left a message at the attorney generals office, I’ll just have to see what happens. Thank you, really… I’ve been crying all night, because I don’t want my Mommy to be hurt or paralyzed, all it takes is one shot to her hip, or lower spine, and she’s done. I need her…I love her, I am 21 years old, and I can’t fathom the thought of ever leaving her side.
Thank you, really… thank you. and God bless you for making me feel better.
They wont remove him….they treated it as an “oh well” situation.

can’t seem to think sr8, been searching for n-e kind of proof to either confront my bf, or believe in him. I would really like the latter but its not looking so good for him. we’ve been together over a year, i think he had a one night fling 11/24/07, about the times he started showing symptoms for chlamydia, plus we didnt have sex until around christmas…..after i kept commenting on it, during that time he mentioned his penis itched on the inside then he started getting the symptoms of reactive arthritis one of the symptoms, it got so bad he could barely walk so i made a doctors appt for him, a few days later he got the call. he tried saying it must of came from the toilet at wk. he said he knows it didnt come from me witch i was wondering if ibrought it to the relationship,but he would of showed symptoms a long time ago. right? i guess that explains the diamond earrings and ring for xmas huh? i really believes he loves me and i know i love him, but i need to confront him, pl help?

Hi i have a 12 year old german shepeard/cow mix and he has arthritis. Hes not dying or anything but he could really use some medicine. He has troubles getting up on wood because he slips but he gets up ok on carpet. He lays down alot but thats normal for dogs. We’ve tried glucosamine and Remodil or something i dont know if i spelt that right. thanks

I have pains in my upper knee. The pain has been chronic. It will go away for months, but once I become very active, it will come back. In general, the knee begins to swell up the day after I put a lot of repetitive stress on it. Also, it may lock and catch when I move it. If I allow for it to stay bent for more than a minute, and then try to straighten it, the pain will be pretty severe, sometimes accompanied by a loud pop. The pain is local to the area behind the knee cap, mostly in the upper region of the knee. Again, this is usually the day after, whereas while I am using it, I don’t feel much pain. I believe I developed the injury while running cross country in high school. After staying off of it for 6 months, it managed to heal up, but it has come back a month at a time here and there over the past two years due to basketball and parkour. I’m looking for any help on diagnosing my problem and finding a treatment. A specific name of the problem from a knowledgeable source would be most appreciated!

I don’t think it’s patellar tendonitis, which would usually be between the patella and shin. Also, I do not have any issues with other joints in my body, so I do not believe it to be arthritis.

This is a disease mostly of young males who have usually:arthritis,conjunctivitis and urethritis.They may also have oral ulcers,skin involvement(Keratodermia blenographica) as well as secondary spine disease known as Ankylosing Spondylitis.Diagnosis in females is usually more difficult as they may present with different signs/symptoms.In view of newer therapies,prognosis is better now.

I have a Rott-Lab mix, she is around 12 years old. She had Arthritis in her back leg, she has some bad days, but not too often. Also she has pretty much no bladder control. I really don’t want to put her down, just the thought makes me teer-up…What do I do? Please help before I put her asleep.