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 .
Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of meloxicam in cats with painful locomotor disorders.
The ability of two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to modify the clinical manifestations of pain associated with locomotor disease was assessed . Sixty-nine cats with acute or chronic locomotor disorders were recruited from 14 first opinion UK veterinary practice s and r and omly allocated to one of two treatment groups . Group A received meloxicam drops ( 0.3 mg/kg orally on day 1 followed by 0.1 mg/kg daily for four more consecutive days ) and group B received ketoprofen tablets ( 1.0 mg/kg orally once daily for five days ) . Each cat underwent a full clinical examination before treatment , 24 hours after initiation of treatment and 24 hours after completion of treatment . General clinical parameters ( demeanour and feed intake ) and specific locomotor parameters ( weightbearing , lameness , local inflammation and pain on palpation ) were scored using a discontinuous scale scoring system . The two groups did not differ in terms of age , weight , gender distribution or duration of clinical signs ; nor did they differ in terms of general clinical or specific locomotor scores pretreatment . Both treatment regimens result ed in a significant improvement in demeanour , feed intake and weightbearing , and a significant reduction in lameness , pain on palpation and inflammation . No significant difference was observed between the two treatment groups with respect to any of the parameters measured and both treatments were associated with minimal observed side effects .  Meloxicam and ketoprofen were found to be effective analgesics and well tolerated in cats with acute or chronic locomotor disorders when administered for short-term treatment ( five days ) in such cases . However , meloxicam was assessed to be significantly more palatable than ketoprofen
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 .