Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Managing osteoarthritis pain in dogs with carprofen and meloxicam
By Sanderson, R O et al.·Published in The Veterinary record·2009·Small Animal Teaching Hospital and Musculoskeletal Research Group, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Systematic review of the management of canine osteoarthritis.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A review of treatments for osteoarthritis in dogs found that common pain medications like carprofen, firocoxib, and meloxicam are effective in relieving symptoms. Other options, such as glycosaminoglycan polysulphate and a special diet with green-lipped mussel, also showed some benefits. However, treatments like doxycycline and acupuncture methods had little to no evidence supporting their effectiveness. If your dog is suffering from joint pain, discussing these proven treatments with your veterinarian could help improve their comfort and mobility.
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Abstract
This review assesses the evidence for the efficacy of therapies used in the management of osteoarthritis in dogs on the basis of papers published in peer-reviewed journals in English between 1985 and July 2007. Sixty-eight papers were identified and evaluated. They considered four alternative therapies, one use of functional food, two intra-articular agents, six nutraceutical agents, 21 pharmacological agents, two physical therapies, three surgical techniques and two combinations of weight control. There was a high level of comfort (strong evidence) for the efficacy of carprofen, firocoxib and meloxicam, and a moderate level of comfort for the efficacy of etodolac in modifying the signs of osteoarthritis. There was a moderate level of comfort for the efficacy of glycosaminoglycan polysulphate, licofelone, elk velvet antler and a functional food containing green-lipped mussel for the modification of the structures involved in the disease. There was weak or no evidence in support of the use of doxycycline, electrostimulated acupuncture, extracorporeal shockwave therapy, gold wire acupuncture, hyaluronan, pentosan polysulphate, P54FP (extract of turmeric), tiaprofenic acid or tibial plateau levelling osteotomy.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19346540/