Anesthesiology & Pain Management

As pets get older, its important to keep them as pain free as possible. Here are three product ideas to keep pets comfortable and safe from injury.

Pre-planning and basic diagnostics can take the stress out of anesthetizing cats with kidney problems in your veterinary practice.

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Dr. Michael Petty likes the acronym DISHAA shared for signs of cognitive dysfunction in pets, but he also wants everyone to realize how similar those signs are to those of chronic pain.

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Human medicine provides a cautionary tale.

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Kristen Cooley, BA, CVT, VTS (anesthesia & analgesia) highlights the considerations to make when putting a diabetic patient under anesthesia.

Agency collaborates with human pharma company to keep hydromorphone, morphine available for surgical and trauma pain in animals during supply shortage.

Industry study reports clinicians frustration with curtailed pain management options for surgery and treatment of severe injuries.

The linkages among inflammation, obesity, osteoarthritis and chronic maladaptive pain call for a multimodal rethinking of the best way to help our veterinary patientsincluding taking their fat compartments into consideration.

Dr. John B. Glen awarded coveted prize in medicine for discovery.

When cats in your practice have degenerative joint disease (and the majority do), are you recognizing the related pain and debilitation? Your TLCan accurate diagnosis, multimodal management and simple environmental modificationscan bring comfort to these cats and their owners.

Let's get to the heart of the matter: Veterinary teams need the most up-to-date information on diagnostics and communication techniques to protect pets' delicate hearts. This toolkit provides the resources you need. (With an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim)

Patients undergoing photobiomodulation seem to calm down in the clinic after a few treatments. Whats going on?

Treating pain is a veterinary professional's ethical job, says Alison Gottlieb, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC), ICU veterinary nurse and education coordinator for CARES (Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services).

Epidemiologist Dr. Missy Simpson shares the first prospective research from the Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.At Fetch dvm360 conference in Kansas City, Missy Simpson, DVM, PhD, epidemiologist for the Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, presented "Gold-mining clinical insights from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study-3,000+ dogs strong and six years along."Solid Goldies

Company points to manufacturing issues as cause of shortage in supply.

A panel of feline experts fashioned the guidelines to ensure a safer session for cats undergoing surgery.

The CSU-FAPS may be simple to use, but how does it compare with another, validated test?

Fear of human drug abuse has affected our work in veterinary hospitals. Here are some alternatives to opioids you should use whether or not we ever get our preferred pain relief drugs back.

How can veterinarians use pain as a clinical parameter?

Fetch dvm360 educators Mike Barletta, Tasha McNerney and Oriana Scislowicz take a full-circle approach to maximizing the effectiveness of local nerve blocks in veterinary practice.

An exploration of the utility and urgency of treating taut muscle fibers in dogs with osteoarthritis.

A recent study challenges the use of tramadol for canine osteoarthritis.