Determination of the dosage of clomipramine for the treatment of urine spraying in cats

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 881-887

  King, Jonathan N ^a   Steffan, Jean ^a   Heath, Sarah E ^b   Simpson, Barbara S ^c   Crowell Davis, Sharon L ^d   Harrington, Louise J M ^e   Weiss, Alain Bernard ^f   Seewald, Wolfgang ^a  

^a NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^b Behavioural Productions   (United Kingdom)

^c Veterinary Behavior Clinic   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Clinique Veterinaire de l'Artel ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEDATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CASTRATION; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINATION DISORDERS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 4544302573     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.881     Document Type: Article

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