Anesthesiology & Pain Management

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.

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

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

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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.

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Download an informational client handout to help pet owners identify signs of osteoarthritis in their senior cat.

In the next few issues of dvm360, we're taking a close look at how veterinary medicine benefits people, not just animals. In this first installment, we meet a 'translational' (cross-species) researcher who's in the process of revolutionizing orthopedic medicine-for people and pets.