The effect of weight loss on lameness in obese dogs with osteoarthritis

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-253

  Marshall, William G ^a   Hazewinkel, Herman A W ^b   Mullen, Dermot ^c   De Meyer, Geert ^d   Baert, Katrien ^d   Carmichael, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Peoples Dispensary for Small Animals   (United Kingdom)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog; Lameness; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77954716675     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-010-9348-7     Document Type: Article

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