Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Case report: possible opioid-induced hyperalgesia in a cat
- Journal:
- Companion Animal
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Borland, Karla & Garcia, Eva Rioja
- Affiliation:
- Anderson Moores, Poles Lane, Hursley, Winchester SO21 2LL
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia is a recognised phenomenon in human medicine and in experimental animal studies. This case report describes a cat that appeared to have an increased nociceptive response when treated with opioids. Withdrawal of opioid analgesia resulted in improvement in the pain score. This case emphasises the need to tailor analgesia to individual cases, consider multi-modal analgesia and alerts veterinary surgeons to the possibility of opioid-induced hyperalgesia.
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