Postoperative analgesic efficacy of meloxicam compared to tolfenamic acid in cats undergoing orthopaedic surgery

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 526-532

  Murison, P J ^a   Tacke, S ^b   Wondratschek, C ^c   MacQueen, I ^d   Philipp, H ^e   Narbe, R ^e   Brunnberg, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d 1 Hopton Park   (United Kingdom)

^e BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHRANILIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MELOXICAM; THIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TOLFENAMIC ACID;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; INJURY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTHRANILIC ACIDS; CATS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; THIAZINES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 77957304269     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2010.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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