Has anyone an idea where an arthritis sufferer would be better off – climate-wise?….for instance, a warm moist climate or a warm dry climate? Arizona or Florida or where? ….Or for that matter a colder damper climate (tho I can’t imagine that) any suggestions or personal experiences? Thanks

I’m 35 and I’ve had RA for 2 years. I’m just wondering what kind of things has helped people live active lives with it. I’m not asking about medications, I know all about them, I’m more interested in ways people have been able to reduce the pill popping.

For anyone else information I recently found out that doing very physical forms of yoga 4 to 5 times a week seems to be doing wonders for the inflammation (and my butt looks great!) but I don’t know if that will maintain throughout the winter which is the worst time for me.

NO medication suggestions, I don’t take medical advice from ramdom people online, I have a specialist for that!!!

My beloved 11 yo Spinone is getting stiff in her shoulders, sometimes her rear slides out. She is 80 lbs, and very happy + healthy otherwise. Cleared for hip dysp as a youngster.

She had valley fever but titre-d down and all has been well for a long while.

She would not jump off the bed on Monday, and could not reach a treat on the floor. I elevated food + h20, still had some Rimadyl which vet said to give, and She seems quite fine now. I will decrease dose over next few days + see how she does.

Rimadyl does work. Cleared it up quickly–about 1+1/2 days.

Question: I’d like to know what folks are supplementing, ie what is working for you. She was on Cosequin DS, but I have run out and now wondering if something might be better.
Syn-flex? Shark cartilage? Green lipped mussells? CostCo TriFlex? There is so much out there?

She got very little exercise this summer as it was unbearably hot, and now I am afraid to walk her too much as I don’t want to exacerbate her pain.

Suggestions?
Also wondering about how much walking she can handle…how should I gauge this? Don’t want to go too hard and find her out of it the next day…