Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Veterinary anesthesiologist Dr. Ann Weil provides five important pointers on anesthetizing cats and dogs.

This article provides an overview of the analgesic effects of buprenorphine in cats.

Dr. Ilona Rodan gives pointers to identify subtle signs of pain in cats in the hospital-and at home.Recognizing pain and providing needed analgesia have allowed enhanced quality of patient care and improved comfort for our feline patients. But cats don't show signs of pain as other species do-and that makes it more difficult to recognize and assess. Instead, we have to look to changes in an individual cat's behavior to identify pain in the cat.

Dr. Ilona Rodan discusses some of the most common medical conditions and veterinary procedures that can trigger a painful response in feline patients.

Dr. Stephen Divers discusses anesthesia in chelonians using a drug that is on its way to being approved for use in the United States.

Veterinarians dedicating their careers to hospice and euthansia medicine may be pioneering the profession's next specialty-at clients' request.

Q: We're getting some clients who don't want to pay for and don't see the need for some at-home pain control drugs. Can you offer us any tips for explaining the value and importance of pain control for pets?

Live from CVC Washington, D.C., dvm360 Medicine Channel Director Mindy Valcarcel has tips for using this form of pain control to its full potential with some pointers from veterinary anesthesiologist Dr. Turi Aarnes.

Educate pet owners about the pain prevention steps your veterinary practice can take to keep pets comfortable.

Use your social media network to educate clients and raise awareness about pain prevention with these tweets and posts.

Learn from an expert's epiphany.

Reexamine your views for the benefit of pet owners and associates.

Communicate with clients for a clear path to pain management.

Client handout: Create a tick-free zone

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In this roundtable discussion, an international group of clinicians discusses various therapeutic strategies, as well as a multimodal approach to treat joint disease in canine and feline patients.

The organization?s legislative agenda lists bills that may affect its members in a variety of ways.

Use this quiz to help determine whether a cat is marking or eliminating.

Learn to talk to pet owners about the benefits and risks of anesthesia.

How to tackle your clients' questions in the wake of ABC's news report.

A recent evaluation by a National Research Council committee sheds light on the National Wild Horses and Burros Program.

A recent evaluation by a National Research Council committee sheds light on the National Wild Horses and Burros Program.

How to go about submitting ideas for publication.

A recent evaluation by a National Research Council committee sheds light on the National Wild Horses and Burros Program.

Technicians should be present in the moment and utilize all of their senses when monitoring a patient under anesthesia.

A reader's response to "Mind Over Miller: An exorbitant onychectomy" in the August 2013 issue.

Do you know how to talk to your veterinary clients about palliative care? Here's a couple approaches you can try.

Follow these "next steps" to make sure your veterinary team is prepared to discuss pain prevention with clients.

19-year-old spends 11 hours in ventilation system before employees find him the next morning.

Recuvyra's sustained fentanyl pain-relief in a topical application form has requirements.