Extract versus Pregabalin Therapeutic Effectiveness for Neuropathic Pain in Dogs.

Dogs suffer from neuropathic pain due to several neurological disorders, particularly intervertebral disc disease. We aimed to identify alternative therapeutics for neuropathic pain relief in dogs by comparing the treatment efficacy of pregabalin and extract against neuropathic pain from cervical spinal hyperesthesia caused by intervertebral disc disease in dogs. We evaluated 10 dogs suffering from cervical intervertebral disc disease for neuropathic pain using the filament von Frey aesthesiometer (VFA).