Pain Management

Thu 24 May 2012

Evaluation of Osteoarthritis in Cats: Novel Information from a Pilot Study.

Guillot M, Moreau M, d'Anjou MA, Martel-Pelletier J, Pelletier JP, Troncy E. Groupe de Recherche en Pharmacologie Animale du Québec (GREPAQ) and the Companion Animal Research Group, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada. Vet Surg April 2012 41 3 328-335

Full paper:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2012.00976.x/abstract

Efficacy and Safety of Deracoxib for Control of Postoperative Pain and Inflammation Associated with Soft Tissue Surgery in Dogs.

Bienhoff SE, Smith ES, Roycroft LM, Roberts ES. Department of New Product Development, Novartis Animal Health US, Inc., Greensboro, NC. Vet Surg April 2012 41 3 336-344

Full paper:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2011.00942.x/abstract

Pain Management

The Impact of Pamidronate and Chemotherapy on Survival Times in Dogs with Appendicular Primary Bone Tumors Treated with Palliative Radiation Therapy

1. Michelle L. Oblak DVM*, 2. Sarah E. Boston DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVS, 3. Geraldine Higginson MSc, 4. Steven G. Patten MSc, 5. Gabrielle J. Monteith BSc, 6. J. Paul Woods DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) Michelle L. Oblak, DVM, Small Animal Clinic VTH, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada Vet Surg April 2012 41 3 430-435

Full paper:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2012.00968.x/abstract

Comparison of oral robenacoxib and ketoprofen for the treatment of acute pain and inflammation associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cats: A randomised clinical trial.

Sano T, King JN, Seewald W, Sakakibara N, Okumura M. Laboratory of Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies, College of Bioresource Sciences, NIHON University, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan. Vet J 2012 May

Full paper:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22430026

Surgical management of a Schmorl's node in an Airedale Terrier and review of the literature.

Baltzer WI, Hillebrand L, Smith TJ, Stieger-Vanegas SM. Wendy I. Baltzer, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, 105 Magruder Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States, Phone: +1 541 737 4812, Fax: +1 541 737 4818, E-mail: wendy.baltzer@oregons VCOT 2012 Mar 25 2 167-71

Full paper:

http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/vcot/issue/speci...

Intraosseous lipoma in the ulna and radius of a two-year-old Leonberger.

Nakladal B, Vom Hagen F, Olias P, Brunnberg L. Prof. Dr. L. Brunnberg, Klinik und Poliklinik für kleine Haustiere der Freien Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163 Berlin, Germany, Phone: +49 30 838 62422, Fax: +49 30 838 62521, E-Mail: brunnberg@vetmed.fu-berlin.de. VCOT 2012 Mar 25 2 144-8

Full paper:

http://www.schattauer.de/en/magazine/subject-areas/journals-a-z/vcot/issue/speci...

Accuracy and precision of computer-assisted analysis of bone density via conventional and digital radiography in relation to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.

Vaccaro C, Busetto R, Bernardini D, Anselmi C, Zotti A. Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Radiology Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro. (PD), Italy. AJVR 2012 Mar 73 3 381-4

Full paper:

http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.73.3.381http://avmajournals.av...

Osteoarthritis in the cat: 2. how should it be managed and treated?

Bennett D, Zainal Ariffin SM, Johnston P. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK. David.Bennett@glasgow.ac.uk J Feline Med Surg 2012 Feb 14 1 76-84

Full paper:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22247327

Osteoarthritis in the cat: 1. how common is it and how easy to recognise?

Bennett D, Zainal Ariffin SM, Johnston P. School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK. David.Bennett@glasgow.ac.uk J Feline Med Surg 2012 Feb 14 1 65-75

Full paper:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22247326

Musculoskeletal oddities in the cat: an overview of some curious causes of lameness.

Langley-Hobbs S. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 OES, UK. SJL41@cam.ac.uk J Feline Med Surg 2012 Feb 14 1 31-42

Full paper:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22247323