Posts tagged "Pain Management"

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Feline osteoarthritis: overview and pain management options

Feline osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease, is a chronic, progressive diso...

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Pocket Guide: Dental nerve blocks in dogs and cats

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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Identifying and managing pain in exotic pets

Identifying signs of pain in exotic animals is of the utmost importance in order to preserve animal ...

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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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Chronic pain in companion animals: is it chronic, acute or osteoarthritis pain?

The International Association for the Study of Pain – the leading global organisation supporting res...

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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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Managing anaesthesia for feline patients requiring oral surgery

Feline patients present regularly for oral surgery, ranging from a simpler scale and polish to surge...

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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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