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Long-term safety and effect of oral meloxicam for cat arthritis pain
By Gunew, Marcus N et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2008·The Cat Clinic Mt Gravatt, Australia·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Long-term safety, efficacy and palatability of oral meloxicam at 0.01-0.03 mg/kg for treatment of osteoarthritic pain in cats.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A group of 40 cats with osteoarthritis (a painful joint condition) were treated with oral meloxicam, a common anti-inflammatory medication, at a dose of 0.01-0.03 mg/kg once daily for about six months. Most owners reported that their cats showed good to excellent improvement in pain management, with only a small number experiencing mild gastrointestinal upset. Importantly, there were no negative effects on kidney function observed during the study. Overall, meloxicam was found to be a safe and effective long-term treatment option for managing osteoarthritis pain in cats.
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Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a chronic, painful condition that is now recognised as affecting a large proportion of cats. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have proven efficacy in dogs and humans but there are limited published data on the use of NSAIDs in the long-term management of this condition in cats. This prospective study aimed to assess the long-term safety and palatability of oral meloxicam and its efficacy in treating osteoarthritic pain in cats when given at a dose of 0.01-0.03 mg/kg once daily. Forty cats diagnosed with osteoarthritis completed the trial with a mean treatment duration of 5.8 months. Gastrointestinal upset in 2/46 (4%) cats was the only adverse effect noted. No deleterious effect on renal function was detected in cats studied. Owners subjectively assessed treatment efficacy as good or excellent in 34/40 (85%) of cases. The results of this study showed oral meloxicam to be safe and palatable long-term treatment for osteoarthritis in cats when given with food at a dose of 0.01-0.03 mg/kg.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18440263/