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Pregabalin for the treatment of syringomyelia-associated neuropathic pain in dogs: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial (2019)
Journal Article
Sanchis-Mora, S., Chang, Y. M., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Fisher, A., Upton, N., Volk, H. A., & Pelligand, L. (2019). Pregabalin for the treatment of syringomyelia-associated neuropathic pain in dogs: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2019.06.006

Pregabalin is the first-line treatment for neuropathic pain (NeP) in humans. Dogs with Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia (CM/SM) associated with NeP could benefit from pregabalin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pregaba... Read More about Pregabalin for the treatment of syringomyelia-associated neuropathic pain in dogs: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial.

Reporting of suspected dog fighting to the police, RSPCA and equivalents by veterinary professionals in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Milroy, K., Whiting, M., & Abeyesinghe, S. M. (2018). Reporting of suspected dog fighting to the police, RSPCA and equivalents by veterinary professionals in the UK. Veterinary Record, 183(567), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104753

Dog fighting became unlawful in the UK in 1835, yet it continues today (as reported by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and Crown Prosecution Service), although with an unknown prevalence. We used an online questionn... Read More about Reporting of suspected dog fighting to the police, RSPCA and equivalents by veterinary professionals in the UK.

Development and initial validation of a sensory threshold examination protocol (STEP) for phenotyping canine pain syndromes (2017)
Journal Article
Sanchis-Mora, S., Chang, Y. M., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Fisher, A., Volk, H. A., & Pelligand, L. (2017). Development and initial validation of a sensory threshold examination protocol (STEP) for phenotyping canine pain syndromes. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 44(3), 600-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2016.09.004

Objective

To study feasibility and test-retest repeatability of a sensory threshold examination protocol (STEP) and report quantitative sensory threshold distributions in healthy dogs.

Study design

Prospective, observational, cohort study.... Read More about Development and initial validation of a sensory threshold examination protocol (STEP) for phenotyping canine pain syndromes.

Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia (2016)
Journal Article
Sanchis-Mora, S., Pelligand, L., Thomas, C. L., Volk, H. A., Abeyesinghe, S. M., Brodbelt, D. C., Church, D. B., Thomson, P. C., McGreevy, P. D., & O'Neill, D. G. (2016). Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia. Veterinary Record, 179(17), 436. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.103651

Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia (CM/SM) in dogs describes a developmental disorder that can cause pain and reduced quality of life. This retrospective study aimed to report the period prevalence, clinical signs and risk factors for diagnosis o... Read More about Dogs attending primary-care practice in England with clinical signs suggestive of Chiari-like malformation/syringomyelia.