Although orthopaedic abnormalities in cats are frequently observed radiographically, they
remain clinically underdiagnosed, and kinetic motion analysis, a fundamental aspect of …

Over the past 2 decades the measurement of ground reaction forces (GRF) has been
extensively used in dogs and cats to gain insights on normal locomotion, discrepancies …

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 …

Objective To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of meloxicam oral transmucosal spray (OTMS)
alone and with tramadol in cats with osteoarthritis (OA). Study design Randomized, blinded …

The primary aim of this study was to assess the potential of force plate analysis for
describing the stride cycle of the cat. The secondary aim was to define differences in feline …

Objectives Feline osteoarthritis causes pain and disability. Detection and measurement is
challenging, relying heavily on owner report. This study describes refinement of the Montreal …

In cats, osteoarthritis causes significant chronic pain. Chronicity of pain is associated with
changes in the central nervous system related to central sensitization, which have to be …

Physical orthopaedic examination in cats does not always reveal signs of lameness and no
objective gait analysis method has yet been standardised for use in cats. The aims of the …

The conscious experience of pain defies precise anatomic, physiologic, and/or
pharmacologic definition; furthermore, it can be experienced even in the absence of obvious …

Background Lack of validity in osteoarthritis pain models and assessment methods is
suspected. Our goal was to 1) assess the repeatability and reproducibility of measurement …