Management of chronic osteoarthritic pain

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2000 Jul;30(4):933-49, ix. doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(08)70016-0.

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is a common cause of chronic pain in small animals. Although there is currently no known cure, the disease can often be palliated by a combination of weight control, regulated exercise, anti-inflammatory medications, and disease-modifying osteoarthritic agents. The diagnosis, recommended treatments, and many of the newer drugs and disease-modifying agents are discussed in this article.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Cat Diseases / etiology
  • Cats
  • Dog Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Dog Diseases / etiology
  • Dogs
  • Osteoarthritis / complications
  • Osteoarthritis / veterinary*
  • Pain, Intractable / drug therapy
  • Pain, Intractable / etiology
  • Pain, Intractable / veterinary*

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents