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 …

Objectives To identify where a consensus can be reached between veterinary experts in
feline medicine on the core signs sufficient for pain (sufficient to indicate pain when they …

We argue that there is currently an under-reporting of the ways in which pain can be
associated with problem behavior, which is seriously limiting the recognition of this welfare …

Introduction Degenerative joint disease and associated pain are common in cats,
particularly in older cats. There is a need for treatment options, however evaluation of …

Objectives The objectives were to review systematically the range of assessment tools used
in cats to detect the behavioural expression of pain and the evidence of their quality; and to …

Objectives This study aimed to (1) compare outcome assessments in normal and
osteoarthritic cats and (2) evaluate the analgesic efficacy of tramadol in feline osteoarthritis …

Practical relevance: Chronic pain is a feline health and welfare issue. It has a negative
impact on quality of life and impairs the owner–cat bond. Chronic pain can exist by itself or …

Background Detection of clinically relevant pain relief in cats with degenerative joint disease
(DJD) is complicated by a lack of validated outcome measures and a placebo effect …

Pain is a personal, complex, and multidimensional experience involving sensory and
emotional components. The intensity of pain does not correlate linearly with the severity of …

Disease is always associated with changes in behavior such as disappearance of normal
behaviors or appearance of new behaviors. These changes are often considered abnormal …