Pain Management
Gabapentin and Amantadine for Chronic Pain: Is Your Dose Right?
The scientific mechanisms of gabapentin and amantadine support their use as part of analgesic protocols for chronic pain relief in dogs and cats. Each can effectively treat chronic pain, but how do you know when to choose one drug over the other?
Pain Management
Canine and Feline Pain Management: Expert Insight into Practitioners’ Top Questions
Pain management in dogs and cats can be challenging because clinicians often have to rely on the observations of owners to determine whether a prescribed analgesic is having a positive effect on the pet.
Anesthesiology
Feline Anesthesia and Analgesia: Recent Developments
The goal of this review article is to provide relevant clinical updates on new products and pharmaceuticals used for feline anesthesia and analgesia.
Oncology
Strategies for Managing Cancer Pain in Dogs and Cats, Part 2: Definitive and Palliative Management of Cancer Pain
The second of a two-part article series that addresses the all-too-often overlooked problem of cancer pain and help practitioners provide a sound, objective assessment and treatment strategy when managing cancer pain in dogs and cats.
Pain Management
The New AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats – An Interview with Dr. Mark E. Epstein
A conversation with the co-chair of the recently released AAHA/AAFP 2015 Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats, updating the original guidelines presented in 2007.
Oncology
Strategies for Managing Cancer Pain in Dogs and Cats, Part 1: Pathophysiology and Assessment of Cancer Pain
A guide to help veterinarians provide a sound, objective assessment and treatment strategy when managing cancer pain in dogs and cats.
Pain Management
Managing Chronic Pain in Dogs and Cats, Part 3: Management of Nonosteoarthritic Pain Conditions
Part 3 of a comprehensive look at managing chronic pain in dogs and cats.
Orthopedics
Managing Chronic Pain in Dogs and Cats, Part 2: The Best of the Rest in the Management of Osteoarthritis
Part 2 of a comprehensive look at managing chronic pain in dogs and cats.
Pain Management
Acute Pain In Cats: Treatment With NSAIDs
At some point in a cat’s life, it will most likely suffer from pain related to an injury, disease, or surgery, and veterinarians have a duty to try to alleviate this pain.