skinnylatte,
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On weekends I pull out a mattress and sleep in the living room with Mila, my 17yo cat who loves cuddling but can’t come upstairs anymore (arthritis).

Her face goes from 0 (cuddling) to 100 (you better wake up now I’m hungry) real quick.

(She’s on Solensia, it helps; we can’t use ramps because of the way our apartment is designed)

maya_b,
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@skinnylatte

We used cosequin with our and that was a night and day difference for her. Even at 24yo she could do stairs easily enough, and short hops up onto furniture, no big leaps though.

She too wasn't shy about her cuddles/food demands/schedule

Seishonagon,
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@skinnylatte solensia is magic for older cats!

junesim63,
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@Seishonagon @skinnylatte My last cat was on Solensia for the last two years of his life. It enabled him to come off metacam and extended his life thereby. It IS magic. I wish there was a human equivalent.

Seishonagon,
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@junesim63 @skinnylatte AFAIK solensia is a monoclonal antibody (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22246-monoclonal-antibodies) and these are already in use for humans.

junesim63,
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@Seishonagon @skinnylatte I'm not aware of one for arthritis here in the UK. My vet suffers from osteoarthritis, and she has tried to research if one is available.

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