Therapeutic response analysis in dogs with naturally occurring osteoarthritis

The rate of (+) responder optimizes decision making for the management of pain-related clinical signs of OA. Evidence-based medicine was further supported by clinical metrics based on an objective outcome measure of pain-related functional disability/lameness. This study also revealed that dogs with a mild lameness are less prone to be improved, emphasizing the need to carefully manage OA dogs in spite of a more subtle affliction.