There is an art and science to performing mouse anesthesia, which is a significant
component to animal research. Frequently, anesthesia is one vital step of many over the …

Simple Summary Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint disease affecting humans and
animals, is a painful, degenerative, and inflammatory disease that affects synovial joints and …

Animal sentience refers to the capacity of animals to feel both positive and negative
emotions including that of pain. As veterinary health professionals, we have a medical and …

The '2021 AAFP Feline Senior Care Guidelines' are authored by a Task Force of experts in
feline clinical medicine and serve as an update and extension of those published in 2009 …

Background Pancreatitis in cats, although commonly diagnosed, still presents many
diagnostic and management challenges. Objective To summarize the current literature as it …

Opioids are considered the gold standard to manage acute or chronic or mild to severe pain.
Tramadol is a widely prescribed analgesic drug for dogs and cats; it has a synthetic partial …

OBJECTIVE Toevaluate effects of gabapentin on activity levels and owner-perceived
mobility impairment and quality of life (QOL) in osteoarthritic geriatric cats. DESIGN Blinded …

Background Gabapentin is the most commonly prescribed medication for the treatment of
chronic musculoskeletal pain in cats. Despite this common and chronic usage, clinically …

Background: Pain management for cats with degenerative joint disease (DJD) remains a
critical unmet need. Recent work has shown promise for a feline-specific anti-nerve growth …

Objectives The aim of the study was to determine if amantadine improves owner-identified
mobility impairment and quality of life associated with osteoarthritis in cats. Methods Using a …