We're going to the vet on Monday, but I wanted to see if anyone else had experience with pretty bad arthritis in their elderly cat, and what that looked like? Wendy (17+) has it in her hips and it's been an issue since I got her a few years ago, but these past few weeks have gotten worse. It's likely a combination of things, since we also suspect kidney disease, but she seems to be struggling and falling over a lot more. I've tried supplements, but the problem is it's so easy to turn her off of her food and getting her to eat is always my number 1 priority (she's under 5 pounds now), so she rarely gets a full dosage if any. At this point I'm going to be asking about serious pain medication (I have been giving her CBD oil because the vet thought that might be easier on her kidneys, but the effect seems minimal). I hope we can find something that causes minimal stress with maximum pain relief. What did your vet prescribe for your arthritic cats? Has anyone seen good results from acupuncture?