The contemporary approach to pain measurement in people and animals seeks to measure
the affective (emotional) component of the pain experience using structured questionnaires�…

Failure of analgesic drugs in clinical development is common. Along with the current
“reproducibility crisis” in pain research, this has led some to question the use of animal�…

Human personality may substantially affect the nature of care provided to dependants. This
link has been well researched in parents and children, however, relatively little is known�…

Objectives To identify where a consensus can be reached between veterinary experts in
feline medicine on the core signs sufficient for pain (sufficient to indicate pain when they�…

This study aimed to characterize osteoarthritis (OA)-related chronic pain and disability in
experimental cats with naturally occurring OA. Peak vertical ground reaction force (PVF)�…

Background Neutralizing antibodies against nerve growth factor (NGF) are analgesic in
rodent models, naturally occurring degenerative joint disease (DJD) pain in dogs, and�…

Practical relevance Osteoarthritis (OA) is very common, particularly in older cats, but its
clinical significance has largely gone unrecognised until recently. As in other species, OA is�…

Introduction Degenerative joint disease and associated pain are common in cats,
particularly in older cats. There is a need for treatment options, however evaluation of�…

Background Progress in establishing if therapies provide relief to cats with degenerative
joint disease (DJD)‐associated pain is hampered by a lack of validated owner‐administered�…

The objective of this study was to test the readability, reliability, repeatability and
discriminatory ability of an owner-completed instrument to assess feline degenerative joint�…