Long-term safety, efficacy and palatability of oral meloxicam at 0.01-0.03 mg/kg for treatment of osteoarthritic pain in cats

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-241

  Gunew, Marcus N ^a   Menrath, Victor H ^a   Marshall, Rhett D ^a  

^a The Cat Clinic Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELOXICAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 44649191630     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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