Article: Recent findings from University of California, Medical Department highlight research in veterinary research.

In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the microcrystalline sodium urate MSU method for inducing arthritis in parrots and to compare the analgesic efficacy of long-acting liposome-encapsulated butorphanol (LEBT), carprofen, or a combination of both. Animals-20 Hispaniolan parrots. Procedures-MSU was injected into a tibiotarsal-tarsometatarsal (intertarsal) joint to induce arthritis (time 0)."

"Four treatments were compared (LEBT [15 mg/kg, SC] administered once at time 0; injections of carprofen [3 mg/kg, IM, q 12 h] starting at time 0; administration of LEBT plus carprofen; and a control treatment of saline [0.9% ...

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