Figure 1 The Helsinki chronic pain index (HCPI) at T0 (tot_T0) and T2 (tot_T2) in 9 cases with baseline HCPI < 20. On the top of each bar the HCPI is reported.
Figure 2 The Helsinki chronic pain index (HCPI) at T0 (tot_T0) and T2 (tot_T2) in the three cases with baseline HCPI >20. On the top of each bar the HCPI is reported.
Ingredients |
Quantity in 2.0 gr of tablet (mg) |
|
Hyaluronic acid |
18 |
|
Appetite stimulants (D'Tech 8P) |
134 |
|
Collagen type II-not hydrolised |
4 |
|
Chondroitin sulfate |
300 |
|
FLEXIDE® (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, Boswellia serrata Roxb. ex Colebr., Copper complexes of chlorophylls E141) |
70 |
|
Glucosamine hydrochloride |
500 |
|
Technological additives (antioxidants, emulsifiers, stabilizing agents) |
974 |
Table 1. Ingredients included in the tested supplement. Quantity of each ingredient contained in 2.0 grams of tablet is reported.
Question asked |
0 Points |
1 Point |
2 Points |
3 Points |
4 Points |
|
Q1 |
Rate your dog’s mood |
Very alert |
Alert |
Neither alert nor indifferent |
Indifferent |
Very indifferent |
Q2 |
Rate your dog’s willingness to participate in play |
Very willing |
Willing |
Reluctantly |
Very reluctantly |
Does not play at all |
Q3 |
Rate your dog’s vocalization (audible complaining) |
Never |
Hardly ever |
Sometimes |
Often |
Very often |
Q4 |
Rate your dog’s willingness to walk |
Very willing |
Willing |
Reluctantly |
Very reluctantly |
Does not walk at all |
Q5 |
Rate your dog’s willingness to trot |
Very willing |
Willing |
Reluctantly |
Very reluctantly |
Does not trot at all |
Q6 |
Rate your dog’s willingness to gallop |
Very willing |
Willing |
Reluctantly |
Very reluctantly |
Does not gallop at all |
Q7 |
Rate your dog’s willingness to jump (e.g., into car, onto sofa) |
Very willing |
Willing |
Reluctantly |
Very reluctantly |
Does not jump at all |
Q8 |
Rate your dog’s ease in lying down |
With great ease |
Easily |
Neither easily nor difficultly |
With difficulty |
With great difficulty |
Q9 |
Rate your dog’s ease in rising from a lying position |
With great ease |
Easily |
Neither easily nor difficultly |
With difficulty |
With great difficulty |
Q10 |
Rate your dog’s ease of movement after long rest |
With great ease |
Easily |
Neither easily nor difficultly |
With difficulty |
Very often/always difficulty |
Q11 |
Rate your dog’s ease of movement after major activity or heavy exercise |
With great ease |
Easily |
Neither easily nor difficultly |
With difficulty |
Very often/always difficulty |
Table 2.Helsinki Chronic Pain Index (HCPI) for veterinary use, as translated from Finnish to English based on an article written by Canapp and colleagues [7].
Cases |
Degree of lameness |
Type of lameness |
Overall classification |
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T0 |
T1 |
T2 |
T0 |
T1 |
T2 |
||
Case 1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
continuous lameness |
cold lameness |
Intermittent lameness |
Improved |
Case 2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
continuous lameness |
continuous lameness |
cold lameness |
Improved |
Case 3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
continuous lameness |
continuous cold lameness |
intermittent cold lameness |
Improved |
Case 4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
continuous lameness |
cold lameness |
cold lameness |
Improved |
Case 5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
continuous cold lameness |
no lameness |
no lameness |
Success |
Case 6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
continuous lameness |
continuous cold lameness |
continuous cold lameness |
Improved |
Case 7 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
continuous cold lameness |
continuous cold lameness |
intermittent lameness |
Improved |
Case 8 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
continuous lameness |
continuous lameness |
cold lameness |
Improved |
Case 9 |
4 |
3 |
NA |
continuous cold lameness |
continuous lameness |
intermittent cold lameness |
Improved |
Case 10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Intermittent cold lameness |
Intermittent cold lameness |
Intermittent cold lameness |
Improved |
Case 11 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
continuous cold lameness |
continuous lameness |
continuous lameness |
Failure |
Case 12 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
continuous lameness |
continuous lameness |
continuous lameness |
Improved |
Case 13 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
continuous lameness |
NA |
cold lameness |
Improved |
Table 3. Patients’ lameness progression. Degree of lameness at T0, T1 and T2. Type of lameness at T0, T1 and T2. Overall classification of the animal’s condition after 60 days from the beginning of the treatment.