Analgesic efficacy of preoperative administration of meloxicam or butorphanol in onychectomized cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 226, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 913-919

  Carroll, Gwendolyn L ^a   Howe, Lisa B ^a   Peterson, Kurt D ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPROMAZINE; BUTORPHANOL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELOXICAM; PROPOFOL;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TIME; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG EFFICACY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BUTORPHANOL; CATS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOOF AND CLAW; HYSTERECTOMY; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESPIRATION; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 14944364731     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2005.226.913     Document Type: Article

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