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ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2024

2024 ISFM and AAFP consensus guidelines on the long-term use of NSAIDs in cats.

Samantha Taylor, Margaret Gruen, Kate KuKanich, B Duncan X Lascelles, Beatriz P Monteiro, Llibertat Real Sampietro, Sheilah Robertson, Paulo V Steagall

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Article in Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Veterinary Drug Labels and extra-label drug use: What's the issue?The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2026
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  13. Pain and pain management in cats: an ever-evolving field.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Samantha TaylorPanel ChairInternational Society of Feline Medicine, International Cat Care, Tisbury, Wi Itshire, UK.
Margaret GruenComparative Pain Research Laboratory; and Behavioural Medicine Service - Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, NC, USA.
Kate KuKanichDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, KS, USA.
B Duncan X LascellesTranslational Research in Pain (TRiP) Program and Comparative Pain Research and Education Centre (CPREC), North Carolina State University, NC, USA.
Beatriz P MonteiroDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universite de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
Llibertat Real SampietroCV Ayavet, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.
Sheilah RobertsonLap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Lutz, FL, USA; and Courtesy Lecturer, Shelter Medicine Program, University of Florida, FL, USA.
Paulo V SteagallDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Centre for Animal Health and Welfare, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, SAR China; and Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universite de Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.
North Carolina State University · USCity University of Hong Kong · HKKansas State University · USUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

practical relevanceNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used and are effective for the management of pain in cats. These Guidelines will support veterinarians in decision-making around prescribing NSAIDs in situations of chronic pain, to minimise adverse effects and optimise pain management. Information is provided on mechanism of action, indications for use, screening prior to prescription, use in the presence of comorbidities, monitoring of efficacy, and avoidance and management of adverse effects. CLINICAL CHALLENGES: The cat's unique metabolism should be considered when prescribing any medications, including NSAIDs. Chronic pain may be challenging to detect in this species and comorbidities, particularly chronic kidney disease, are common in senior cats. Management of chronic pain may be complicated by prescription of other drugs with the potential for interactions with NSAIDs. EVIDENCE BASE: These Guidelines have been created by a panel of experts brought together by the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) and American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP). Information is based on the available literature, expert opinion and the panel members' experience.

Indexed as

Cat DiseasesChronic PainRenal Insufficiency, ChronicVeterinariansAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCatsHumansPain ManagementAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalanalgesiaCarprofenchronic kidney diseasechronic paindegenerative joint diseasemeloxicamosteoarthritispain managementrobenacoxib

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PMID38587872
PMCPMC11103309
OpenAlexW4394579523

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