Pain management is a crucial component of feline medicine and surgery. This review
critically evaluates studies using buprenorphine in cats and highlights the clinical …

Most agents used for analgesia in small animal patients fall into the opioid or non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drug groups. The different categories of drugs influence pain processing …

Practical relevance: Increases in cat ownership worldwide mean more cats are requiring
veterinary care. Illness, trauma and surgery can result in acute pain, and effective …

Objectives The objectives were to review systematically the range of assessment tools used
in cats to detect the behavioural expression of pain and the evidence of their quality; and to …

Opioids are the cornerstone for the treatment of acute pain in small animal patients. This is
primarily because of their remarkable safety profile, high efficacy, and benefit of reversibility …

A novel transdermal buprenorphine solution (TBS) was developed for evaluation in order to
make available an extended duration opioid analgesic for cats. Healthy adult cats were …

Rationale Recent recognition of the need to improve pain management in cats has led to the
investigation of the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of opioid analgesic drugs in this species …

Pain affects feline health and welfare. As the fourth vital sign, it must always be assessed in
every physical examination. Knowledge of feline pain management has grown greatly. The …

Background The aim of this study was to describe the joint pharmacokinetic-
pharmacodynamic model and evaluate thermal antinociception of a high-concentration …

The availability of both agonist and antagonist treatments for opiate-use disorders provides
a seemingly rich selection of cost-effective and reasonably safe pharmacological …