On the mornings when he wakes up crying, I give him an asprin. I don't know if it's that or the getting up & moving around that helps him. I take him to the vet at 5:45, so I'll let ya all know what he says. If he does have arthritis, I'm going to get him one of the the heated beds. I've seen them in Fosters & Smith.
Hopefully everything is ok with him. I'm just so worried