Pocket Guide: Dental Nerve Blocks
In small animal practice, dental procedures are incredibly common, but local anaesthetics are not us...
Recognising pain in ageing dogs: why early intervention matters
Advances in veterinary medicine, nutrition and overall awareness of all aspects of pet care mean dog...
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Using the Feline Grimace Scale in veterinary practice
We all know that cats hide pain well. But what can we do about it? While validated pain scores are n...
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Epidural methylprednisolone acetate in dogs for treatment of lumbosacral stenosis
Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis is a complex acquired condition. It corresponds to degenerative ch...
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Recognising signs of pain in cats
There are sensory and emotional aspects of pain, and, as such, every individual can experience pain ...
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A veterinary nurse’s guide to pain recognition and management in companion animals
Hopefully, the days are long gone of giving an animal in pain a shot of non-steroidal and hoping it ...
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Are glucocorticoids or NSAIDs more effective in reducing idiopathic feline urinary tract disease signs than no treatment or placebo?
Imagine this clinical scenario: you have been presented with a two-year-old spayed female cat with h...
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Pain management in the avian patient
The requirement for effective and suitable pain management is as necessary for avian species as it i...
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Meloxicam as analgesic for rabbits
Imagine this clinical scenario: you create an analgesic protocol for your clinic to ensure rabbits e...
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Dealing with the painful eye
If you have been unlucky enough to experience a corneal ulcer, you will know how excruciatingly pain...
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