Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Dr. Jenifer Newton shares her checklist-download it here.

Pet owners don't want their animals to hurt. But when you tell veterinary clients their pets are suffering, your words might also cause pain. Here's how to lessen the hurt and help pets and clients feel better.

Balancing the well-being of a veterinary practice against a longtime employee's deception creates an ethical dilemma for one practice owner.

Past behavior plays important role in manifestation of pain-related aggression.

Dr. Gregory Grauer weighs in on whether NSAIDs can be used in dogs with liver or kidney disease.

Dr. Timothy Fan answers this reader query about controlling cancer pain.

Dr. Dawn Boothe discusses whether meloxicam can be used safely in cats long-term and whether gabapentin has a role.

Understanding and interpreting data from a multi-parameter monitor is paramount to a successful anesthetic experience in veterinary practice. Consider this advice to understand these vital values and explore what to do when you encounter abnormalities.

My clients are afraid of anesthesia. How can I explain the risks and importance?

Dr. Mark Epstein looks at what can result in this maladaptive pain state in veterinary patients.

Grow your knowledge along with your value to the clinic and patients.

Veterinary dentist Dr. Brett Beckman shows you how to perform four different nerve block techniques that affect different areas of the oral cavity.

Try these quick and easy pain management techniques for oral surgery.

Here's what to do when the veterinarian at your clinic doesn't believe in pain management.

A wider population of patients may be affected than previously thought.

The guidelines emphasize the delivery of safe and effective anesthesia and perianesthetic pain management.

Ophthalmic proparacaine can help with this sensitive procedure.

AAHA offers new guidelines for anesthesizing dogs and cats.

Dr. Mark Epstein explains why these pain control mediciations remain an excellent option in many cases.

Tips and tricks to ensure you don't ruin this essential, expensive equipment.

Becoming a certified veterinary acupuncturist is a long and involved process, but it can recap big rewards for your patients and your practice.

Dr. Victoria Lukasik busts a myth and offers a tip on how to subdue a fractious cat.

Endoscopy is the process of looking inside the body by inserting a rigid or flexible tube into the body and examining an image of the interior of an organ or cavity. An additional instrument may be inserted in order to biopsy tissue or retrieve foreign objects.

The purpose of this talk today is to discuss a variety of issues for general anesthesia of patients undergoing non-elective procedures. This will include anesthetic tips for urinary tract obstruction, cesarean section, gastric dilation volvulus, and foreign body removal.

Traditionally, analgesic drugs like opioids, alpha-2 agents, local anesthetics, NSAIDs and dissociative anesthetics have been administered as a single dose treatment. When drugs are given in this manner, the patient will experience peaks and troughs in the plasma drug level.

Liver disease patients can present with a diverse clinical spectrum. Patients with mild liver disease can be expected to have fewer problems with general anesthesia than patients with severe, fulminant disease.

Hypotension is a very common complication in the anesthetized patient, especially when the patient is maintained with inhalant anesthetics. Blood pressure is simple to measure in the anesthetized patient, and is very helpful to monitor depth of anesthesia and overall patient welfare.

Many types of anesthetic machines are now available for veterinary use. Retired machines from human hospitals are also commonly used by veterinarians.

Some random thoughts about cats: We all know they are not small dogs, but I think a certain discomfort with feline anesthesia persists with many veterinarians. Why is that?

Alpha-2 agonists have achieved widespread popularity in veterinary medicine for their sedative and analgesic properties. They can be valuable adjuncts in anesthetic protocols.