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Analgesic efficacy of meloxicam with or without a buprenorphine patch in cats after ovariohysterectomy

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  • S.Y. Heo

    (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea)

  • S.J. Kim

    (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Iksan, Republic of Korea)

  • N.S. Kim

Abstract

The purpose of this prospective double blind clinical study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of meloxicam with/without a buprenorphine patch for pain management after ovariohysterectomy in cats. Cats were randomly divided into two groups: ten cats were treated with meloxicam s.c. after ovariohysterectomy (Group A), and eight cats were treated with s.c. meloxicam and a 20 µg/h buprenorphine transdermal patch (Group B). For patch treatment, the cat's hair was clipped on the left side in the thoracic area. Pain scores were assessed at 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 24 and 30 h post-ovariohysterectomy extubation. To evaluate postoperative pain, 4A-VET pain scale and visual analogue scale pain scores were used. In addition, blood was collected from all cats to determine the cortisol levels at -2 h and at 0.5, 4, 6 and 24 h after extubation. The 4A-VET scores for Group B were significantly lower at 1, 4, 6, 8, 24 and 30 h than the scores for Group A. The visual analogue scale pain scores for Group B were significantly lower at 4, 6, 24 and 30 h than the scores for Group A. Serum cortisol concentrations were not significantly different between Groups A and B at any of the measured intervals. There was a significant positive correlation between postoperative visual analogue scale and 4A-VET pain scores in both groups. Our results should be subject to careful interpretation as the study was limited by its small sample size and by observer subjectivity.

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  • S.Y. Heo & S.J. Kim & N.S. Kim, 2018. "Analgesic efficacy of meloxicam with or without a buprenorphine patch in cats after ovariohysterectomy," Veterinární medicína, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 63(6), pages 279-286.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:63:y:2018:i:6:id:148-2017-vetmed
    DOI: 10.17221/148/2017-VETMED
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