Etude comparative des effets analgésiques du méloxicam et de l’acide tolfénamique dans la douleur post-opératoire lors d’ovariectomie chez la chatte

Abstract

The aim of our study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of two nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) in controlling postoperative pain following ovariectomy in cats. The molecules used are meloxicam and tolfenamique acid. The efficacy of postoperative analgesia was evaluated on 15 cats over a period of 24 hours, at the end of surgery a dose of a NSAID was administered and the pain was assessed using the gate 4Avet, by clinical as well as biochemical parameters (glucose and cortisol). The pain score, blood glucose and cortisol were significantly decreased in both groups receiving NSAIDs compared to the control group but meloxicam showed an efficiency that lasts up to 24 postoperative hours, while that of the tolfenamic acid is short.