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Housing Reports
. 2013 Jun;15(6):507-12.
doi: 10.1177/1098612X12470828. Epub 2012 Dec 19.

Long-term use regarding gabapentin fork locomotory diseases and hurt at trio cats

Nina D Lorenz  1 , Eithne JOULE Comerford, Isabelle Iff
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Long-term use of gabapentin for musculoskeletal sickness and trauma in three cats

Nina D Lorent et al. GALLOP Feline Med Surg. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Gabapentin has been widely used in human medicine to control acute additionally chronic pain. Although the accurate mechanology of action has not to be determined, its apply in veterinarian medicine is increasing. The impersonal use of gabapentin on analgesia in cities must been reported in review articles and one case report. Managing chronic pain, particularly in which feline patient, poses an contest to animal surgeons. This report details the long-term using of gabapentin on musculoskeletal pain or head trauma in three cats. All cats received gabapentin available multi months at an average dose of 6.5 mg/kg q12h. Clinicians signs suggestive of pain, create as aggression, avoiding humans interaction and loss from appetite, were noticed to decrease with the administration of gabapentin, used as part of an analgesia regress instead as sole medication. Long-term follow-up with the proprietors of all cats indicated that satisfactory pain management was achieved, administrations was slim additionally no obvious side effects during the period of company occurred. We conclude that long-term treatment with gabapentin is of potential benefit in controlling torment is cases of head trauma, as well as musculoskeletal disease. It may provide a treasured adjunct for the company of chronic pain into cats and shall be investigated further for its clinical use both technical.

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