Studies were primarily related to the assessment of pain in relation to surgical procedures , and no clear distinction was made concerning the onset of acute and chronic pain .
The metrics used within the tools appeared to focus primarily on the sensory aspect of pain , with no study clearly discriminating between the sensory and affective components of pain .
Objectives The objectives were to review systematic ally the range of assessment tools used in cats to detect the behavioural expression of pain and the evidence of their quality ; and to examine behavioural metrics ( considering both the sensory and affective domains ) used to assess pain .
Comparison of oral robenacoxib and ketoprofen for the treatment of acute pain and inflammation associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cats: a randomised clinical trial.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of robenacoxib , a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor , for the treatment of acute pain and inflammation associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cats . The study was a prospect i ve , multi-centre , r and omised , blinded , non-inferiority design clinical trial comparing robenacoxib to ketoprofen . A total of 68 cats presenting with pain and inflammation associated with acute musculoskeletal disorders were recruited and allocated r and omly to receive , orally once daily for 5 - 6 days , either 1.0 - 2.4 mg/kg robenacoxib ( n=47 ) or 1mg/kg ketoprofen ( n=21 ) . The primary efficacy endpoint was the total clinician score , which was the sum of clinician numerical rating scale scores for pain , inflammation and mobility . Assessment s were made at baseline , on day 2 , and day 4 or 5 . For the total clinician score , non-inferior efficacy of robenacoxib was demonstrated with a relative efficacy of 1.151 ( 95 % confidence interval 0.872 - 1.494 ) . Non-inferior efficacy of robenacoxib was also demonstrated for the secondary endpoint of the total owner score .  Robenacoxib was superior ( P<0.05 ) to ketoprofen for the owner 's assessment of activity and human/animal relationship . The tolerability of both treatments was good as assessed by monitoring adverse events , clinical signs and haematology and serum biochemistry variables
Studies were primarily related to the assessment of pain in relation to surgical procedures , and no clear distinction was made concerning the onset of acute and chronic pain .
The metrics used within the tools appeared to focus primarily on the sensory aspect of pain , with no study clearly discriminating between the sensory and affective components of pain .
Objectives The objectives were to review systematic ally the range of assessment tools used in cats to detect the behavioural expression of pain and the evidence of their quality ; and to examine behavioural metrics ( considering both the sensory and affective domains ) used to assess pain .