In adult dogs and cats, osteoarthritis is a fairly common disease: estimates indicate that this condition affects about 10 percent of dogs aged one year and older and 90 percent of those older than 5 years; in cats, the prevalence also increases with age, varying between 16.5 and 91 percent depending on the case series.
Despite these numbers, the condition is likely to be underdiagnosed in companion animals, especially in cats that may show very nuanced clinical signs identifiable as mild behavioral changes.
Epidemiological data indicate that the prevalence of the disease is increasing due to the aging pet population and the ever-increasing p...
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