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Onsior painkiller for cats

Onsior for cat pain (info on side effects)

PoC avatarPosted on December 1, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 1, 2021

At the time this article was first published (2013) Onsior was a fairly new painkiller for pets. The active drug is robenacoxib. Before this drug became available in June 2012, a cat owner had little else to choose from when … continue reading…

Posted in drugs | Tagged assessing cat pain, cat drugs, cat pain, managing cat pain, painkillers | 28 Replies
Facial landmarks on cat showing facial expression when in pain

Do cats feel pain like humans?

PoC avatarPosted on June 17, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 17, 2021

I don’t believe that cats feel pain exactly like humans because their brain processes pain signals from their peripheral nerves in a way which is similar to methods used by therapists when teaching people how to manage pain through psychological … continue reading…

Posted in pain | Tagged assessing cat pain, cat behavior, cat pain, painkillers | Leave a reply
Cat suffering from pain

Picture of a cat in considerable pain is useful for cat owners

PoC avatarPosted on January 18, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 18, 2020

This is a follow up page on the Feline Grimace Scale which is a way of assessing if a cat feels pain moderately or severely or is pain-free. This is an interesting picture showing a cat in pain. It sums … continue reading…

Posted in pain | Tagged cat pain, pain, painkillers | Leave a reply
Opioid epidemic

Opioid addicts stealing painkillers from their pets

PoC avatarPosted on April 5, 2019 by Michael BroadApril 5, 2019

WJLA.com reports that the growing opioid epidemic is resulting in some cat owners stealing painkilling opioid drugs from their pets to service their addiction. The report says that opioid addicts are hurting their pets and that the FDA is sounding … continue reading…

Posted in Cat News | Tagged bad cat ownership, cat welfare, painkillers, veterinarians | 2 Replies
Tramadol for pets

Overprescribed opioids for pets are being used by their owners

PoC avatarPosted on January 14, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 16, 2019

Even in the UK we have heard of the US opioid crisis. For instance, some less than ethical doctors (for humans) are overprescribing Tramadol to their patients to feed an addiction to these prescription painkillers. Overall there were 72,000 drug … continue reading…

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat drugs, human drugs, human to cat relationship, painkillers | 3 Replies

Biased veterinarians give one third of spayed cats post-operative pain killers compared to three-quarters of dogs

PoC avatarPosted on September 6, 2016 by Michael BroadSeptember 6, 2016

There is strong evidence that UK veterinarians (it may be the same in other countries) are apparently acting in a biased way in giving cats postoperative pain killers after a spaying operation far less frequently than for dogs. Do vets … continue reading…

Posted in hiding pain | Tagged assessing cat pain, cat pain, managing cat pain, painkillers, veterinarians | 2 Replies

How can I tell if my cat is in pain?

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadNovember 24, 2021

by Michael There is acute pain brought on by trauma and chronic pain due to long term health issues. The word “chronic” in medical language means persistent and long lasting. It is fairly easy to assess acute pain suffered by … continue reading…

Posted in pain | Tagged assessing cat pain, cat health diagnosis, cat health problems, cat health symptoms, cat pain, pain, painkillers | Leave a reply
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