WZ14-005: Determining indicators of inflammation in painful cats with degenerative joint disease (DJD)
There is a critical need for safe and effective analgesics treating pain associated with the most common disease of cats
There is a critical need for safe and effective analgesics treating pain associated with the most common disease of cats
The radiographic prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in cats is estimated to be as high as 90% of the population. However,
Degenerative joint disease (DJD), a term which includes osteoarthritis, and the associated pain in cats, is a poorly understood disease.
Cats are unique. They cannot benefit from the same pain fighting medications used in dogs, because they may cause serious
Burmese cats can produce kittens with a cranifacial defect that is not compatible with life. This has already been proven
The Burmese breed of cat originated in the 1930’s. A phenotypic change occurred in the 1970’s when the “Eastern”, “new