Clinical diagnosis and treatment of suspected neuropathic pain in three dogs

R G Cashmore, T R Harcourt-Brown, P M Freeman, N D Jeffery, N Granger

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Abstract

Three dogs were referred to The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital at University of Cambridge for chronic behavioural or locomotor disorders associated with pain. All three had been unsuccessfully treated with conventional analgesics, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoids and opiate agonists, prior to referral, with minimal or no response. They were investigated by neurological examination plus conventional ancillary diagnostic tests and therapeutic drug trials. Ruling out other causes of pain and applying previously well-described criteria, each case was diagnosed as consistent with neuropathic pain, a poorly recognised condition in domestic dogs. Treatment with the tricyclic antidepressant drug, amitriptyline, or the antiepileptic drug, gabapentin, resulted in either a dramatic improvement or full resolution of clinical signs in all cases.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-50
Number of pages6
JournalAustralian Veterinary Journal
Volume87
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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