Feline arthritis options

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Kate Richardson — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:14:01 GMT

Yes, we use it quite a lot and in preference to tablets now as compliance is better

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janine redman — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:14:42 GMT

HAs anyone any experience of the flavoured gabapentin?

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Bob Russell — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:53:27 GMT

Unrelated to topic and not worth a thread but the BOVA car air fresheners last for months. Good for large animal vets and dog owners!

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Kate Richardson — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:50:15 GMT

Add gabapentin ('chicken' flavoured liquid available from both Summit and Bova I believe), can be given alongside meloxicam. Transmucosal buprenophine another option. have a feeling Summit do a liquid tramadol now as well? and there are reports of tramadol actuallybeing effective in cats, no personal experience though. Lots of home modification (ramps, steps etc). Weight loss.

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Julian Earl — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:27:02 GMT

For those recommending steroids, Depomedrone or whatever, how many of you have considered rheumatoid arthritis in the animal? It is probably very rare and I have never diagnosed one, but being immune-mediated that could explain why steroids would help? It does notably cause soft swelling of the afflicted joints in humans and I would presume this to be the case in pets as well? But has anyone had a seropositive result for a dog or cat with Rh A??

Thanks.

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Julian Earl — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:04:26 GMT

For what it is worth, I have never been convinced hat Cartrophen was very helpful in cats nor dogs for that matter. Likewise any glucosamine supplements. I suspect it is allmarketing hype? First choice for immediate pain relief has to be NSAIDs. Metacam liquid for cats. Or if still avalable. Companazone? 25mg x 1 daily in a tiny tablet. It is phenylbutazone of course, so do not overdose!

I never found opioids like Tramadol to help in dogs very much either...N/A to cats anyway...

HTH?

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janine redman — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 22:31:39 GMT

I did consider it but would have to transition from nsaids and feel that this chap would be high risk for DM

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David Mills — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:30:20 GMT

8.4kg is the far end of obesity for most cats. Don't let it catch covid. Weight loss will make more difference than anything. Agree some cats do better on roids.

Don't believe all you read about monoclonal antibodies, lab surrogate outcomes are not real life.

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Lucy Fleming — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:54:13 GMT

BOVA and Summit both make palatable liquid gabapentin and I believe also amantidine?

Not that this helps much now but 8.4kg sounds pretty heavy, even for a Bengal. Is he overweight? If so then getting him back to a healthy BCS will make a big difference, but obviously the owners need to be on board. Adapting the environment so he's not doing things like jumping down from a height and traumatising those elbows may help also.

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Michael Woodhouse — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:15:32 GMT

Also don't discount steroids. I find them well tolerated in cats and in some cases much more effective than NSAIDs. Depomedrone works nicely.

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Sarah Keir — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:28:31 GMT

The dog monoclonal antibody is out (Librela) but the cat one is not out until the end of the year - may be revolutionary for how we treat cat OA pain.

There is also liquid formulation of amantadine which works very well in cats too.

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Neil Wheadon — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:23:34 GMT

Isn't there a new monoclonal antibody injection coming out very soon for cats?

I can't recall the name, but that's better than nothing

Neil

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Freya . — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:54:46 GMT

Bova makes a chicken flavoured liquid gabapentin which I've heard good things about. I've used cartrophen in cats but wasn't overly convinced by it owner felt helped but cat looked pretty similar was also on melox just not given day of jab. Personally would try gabapentin first or a palatable version of tramadol if it exists.

Good luck I always sympathize with owners in these situations I wouldn't fancy tableting a sore and grumpy bengal or even a cheerful cheeky bengal.