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5 | Pharmacological treatment of pain

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Other Contraindicated in animals with hypotension, hypovolaemia, dehydration Haematology and biochemistry to be checked before starting treatment. Contraindicated also in PLE Contraindicated in animals with hypotension, hypovolaemia, dehydration Adjust dose for chronic treatment No oral follow up with high s.c. dose Postoperat

Min. age 6 weeks, use with caution 1 months or kg 6 weeks 6 weeks or kg

Pregnancy N N N N N N N N

GI Liver N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N

Recommended for use? Renal Cardiac N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N continued Clinical use of non steroidal anti in ammatory drugs NSAI s in speci c conditions. A general anaesthesia;

Pre general anaesthetic N N N Y N N Y Y I gastrointestinal; A osteoarthritis; PLE protein losing enteropathy. continues

Duration ax. days for acute pain days for chronic pain 6. months to avoid accumulation if slow metabolism 7 doses Single (postoperative pain) Single, followed by oral dosing (musculo- skeletal pain) Daily (acute and chronic pain) Single (acute pain) Single, followed by orally for 4 days

Dosing 1 mg kg 4h . mg kg 4h mg kg, repeated after 14 days and then monthly . mg kg . mg kg .1 mg kg 4h . mg kg . mg kg

Route Orally, i.v., i.m., s.c. Orally Orally i.v., s.c. s.c. Orally s.c. s.c.

Species Ketoprofen Dog and cat Dog Mavacoxib Dog Meloxicam Dog Dog Dog Cat Cat 3

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