Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Rehabilitation and pain management specialist Dr. Janice Huntingford says pets will clue us in on how they feel if we know what to look for.

An attempt to decipher the enigma that is pain in pets.

Good news: Today's pet owners are more aware of their pets' care options. Bad news: The same recommendation doesn't work the same way for every client. Lets work through a pain example in the veterinary clinic.

If Fred Metzger, DVM, DABVP, can sell you on properly training, paying for and accounting in dental procedure treatment plans for a second technician dedicated to anesthesia, he will.

Pain specialist offers her take on emerging modalities, including one that could 'revolutionize' pain medicine.

Clients afraid of the anesthesia necessary for dental care in their senior pets? Listen to this.

With individualized anesthesia protocols and appropriate monitoring, veterinary dental procedures are safer than ever before. Now, all senior patients can enjoy the benefits of good dental care.

This exclusive research from dvm360 shows that when pain management is optional, dogs are more likely to get it than cats.

World Health Organization mulling international control of veterinary anesthetic, categorization as highly abused substance.

Share this with your clients so they can catch signs of discomfort in their pets earlier.

Life-saving measures indeed since more than 50% of the complications with anesthesia occur while the patient is recovering.

Is the shadow of pain haunting pets at your veterinary practice? Shine a light on pain management to help dispel pets' fear.

Adopting acupuncture appeals to more clients and gives practices another tool in the toolbox.

Dr. Mike Petty says acupuncture can be a successful alternative to conventional Western medicine and bring in new clients.

IVAPM looks to help pet owners recognize animal pain and seek veterinary care.

The latest guidelines from AAHA and AAFP apply advances in research to clinical practice.

We should reach for drugs early and often in the Fear-Free approach to veterinary practice.

Poorly managed pain, whether before, during, or after anesthesia, can have a number of harmful consequences.

The 4th vital sign: pain.

Regional nerve blocks as part of a total multi modal approach to pain management for the dental patient.

Pain management in veterinary patients has come a long way.

Canine, feline guidelines from AAHA, AAFP emphasize team members role in pain prevention, assessment and treatment.

By recognizing physiologic, physical, and behavioral signs of pain and employing a consistent pain scoring system, veterinary teams can improve their assessment of cats in need of analgesic therapy. And by administering FDA-approved analgesic drugs in multimodal protocols, veterinarians can provide effective pain relief for their feline patients.

Biologic therapy to treat canine osteoarthritis currently undergoing field trials.

Make anesthetic episodes safer with this reader tip.

Presented by: Sheilah A. Robertson, BVMS, PhD, DACVAA,DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (WSEL)

Find out in which situations these analgesics are most effective.

Does this analgesic play a role in pain management in cats after all?

Often even routine medical procedures on large carnivores require that the animal be anesthetized. Here, Ryan DeVoe, DVM, MSpVM, DACZM, DABVP, clinical veterinarian with Disneys Animal Kingdom, tells a tale of his staff staying chilled out while attending to a polar bear.

Expand your analgesic arsenal for hindlimb procedures with these two new techniques.