Objective—To determine prevalence of radiographic evidence of degenerative joint disease
(DJD) in geriatric cats. Design—Retrospective study. Population—100 cats> 12 years of�…

Objective: To determine the prevalence of radiographic signs of degenerative joint disease
(DJD) in a randomly selected sample of domestic cats. Study Design: Prospective�…

Objective: To critically review and collate published information on feline degenerative joint
disease (DJD) and identify areas in which information is lacking. Study Design: Critical�…

Background Available information suggests a mismatch between radiographic and
orthopedic examination findings in cats with DJD. However, the extent of the discrepancy�…

Practical relevance Degenerative joint disease (DJD) has a high prevalence in domestic
cats and can be associated with pain. This pain should be addressed wherever possible�…

Objectives: To provide basic information about natural feline osteoarthritis (OA) as part of
more extensive studies. Methods: A retrospective study of cats (greater than one year of age)�…

Objectives The aim of this study was to develop an evidence-based, clinically expedient
checklist to identify cats likely to have degenerative joint disease (DJD)-associated pain�…

Background Detection of clinically relevant pain relief in cats with degenerative joint disease
(DJD) is complicated by a lack of validated outcome measures and a placebo effect�…

The prevalence of radiographic signs of degenerative joint disease (including appendicular
osteoarthritis) among a hospital population of 218 cats was 33� 9 per cent (74 cats), and the�…

Objective—To determine the items (question topics) for a subjective instrument to assess
degenerative joint disease (DJD)–associated chronic pain in cats and determine the�…