Gout most often affects one joint in the big toe (i.e. podagra).
Yes it is most likely to start in the big toe.
Age, high body weight, and water pill usage (diuretics) were each reported to be risk factors for gout. Dr. Shiel's Perspective: This is not really very new information, but encourages doctors and patients to emphasize weight control and to minimize the use of water pills to avoid gout attacks.
I was diagnosed with gout last week with my first horribly painful attack on a toe on my left foot. It has been about 7 days since the attack first came about. The itching on that one toe has been intense for the last day. I'm doing a search on the internet for itching & gout. With all that I'm reading, it appears it is quite common to have the intense itching associated with a gout attack.
There is no cure for gout.
No it doesnt cause this complaint. There is no pathological nor epidemiological evidence that shows sleep apnea alone causes gout and the cure of sleep apnea is the cure for gout. The Sleep journal provides a great disservice to the public, especially to the gouties, by publishing such a misleading and fraudulent medical claims in the Letter.
Gout of the foot, esp. the big toe.
Gout most often affects one joint in the big toe (i.e. podagra).
No cat is a pet, it will sleep where it pleases the cat. It has no regard for the person who feeds it, only for a roll in the alley and for the litters that result.
It is very common for gout to affect the big toe joints, but it can strike in any joint, including the joints between the bones in the top of your foot.
sleep, eat. Depends on the cat.
sleep
read a book about cat or pet or let them see cat sleep on your phones and a tv
Yes it is most likely to start in the big toe.
Well my cat does in it's sleep
There's not much you can do to force the issue - if your cat doesn't want to sleep in your bed, he/she isn't going to. You can encourage your cat to feel comfortable in your bed by gently placing him/her there and petting him/her in your bed. Over time, your cat may decide to sleep there.
The average cat grows to about 6 foot and can sometimes grow to about 10 foot tall