Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Recent developments in nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs in cats.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
- Year:
- 2005
- Authors:
- Carroll, Gwendolyn L & Simonson, Stephanie M
- Affiliation:
- Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery · United States
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
Pain, particularly chronic pain, is an underestimated ailment in cats. Veterinarians tend to under-diagnose and under-treat pain in this aloof and stoic species. Until recently, there was only one analgesic (i.e., butorphanol) approved in the United States for use in cats; but many analgesics, particularly opioids, have been used extra-label for this purpose. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been used sparingly in cats because of safety concerns, which are less of an issue with the newer agents. Meloxicam is the only NSAID labeled for use in cats in the United States, but other agents are available in this country and are labeled for use in cats in other countries.
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