A study of owner observed behavioural and lifestyle changes in cats with musculoskeletal disease before and after analgesic therapy

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 997-1004

  Bennett, David ^a   Morton, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MELOXICAM; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBJECT RELATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BONDING, HUMAN-PET; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450225220     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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