Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10998690 | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Different breeds of dogs might not or only poorly respond to treatment with tramadol due to low metabolism of the drug. Tapentadol and morphine which act directly on μ-opioid receptors without the need for metabolic activation are demonstrated to induce potent antinociception in the experimental model used and should also provide a reliable pain management in the clinical situation. The non-opioid mechanisms of tramadol do not provide antinociception in this experimental setting. This contrasts to many clinical situations described in the literature, where tramadol appears to provide useful analgesia in dogs for post-operative pain relief and in more chronically pain states.
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Authors
Babette Kögel, Rolf Terlinden, Johannes Schneider,