AUTHOR=Cachon Thibaut , Frykman Ole , Innes John F. , Lascelles B. Duncan X. , Okumura Masahiro , Sousa Pedro , Staffieri Francesco , Steagall Paulo V. , Van Ryssen Bernadette 

TITLE=COAST Development Group's international consensus guidelines for the treatment of canine osteoarthritis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1137888

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2023.1137888

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>This report describes consensus guidelines and recommendations for the treatment of canine osteoarthritis (OA) according to the “Canine OsteoArthritis Staging Tool excluding radiography” (COASTeR) stage of OA, by the COAST Development Group. The recommendations are based on evidence-based medicine and clinical experience and are proposed with international relevance in mind. The aim is to provide veterinarians with a practical reference to consolidated information and to support the development of patient-specific OA management protocols and informed treatment choices based on the stage of OA.</p>