Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 October 1, 2008
By:Samuel Durkan, DVM, DACVECC
Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Kurt Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
The emerging field of Regenerative Medicine has many definitions; however the NIH's definition, "A treatment in which stem cells are induced to differentiate into the specific cell type required to repair damaged or destroyed cell populations or tissues" provides a basis for further discussion of stem cell therapies and their role in daily practice.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Kurt Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
Alpha 2 adrenergic agonists bind to alpha 2 receptors located in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and brainstem, modulating the release of substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and various other neurotransmitters involved in rostral transmission of nociceptive information.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Kurt Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
The emphasis on providing humane care and good pain management to small animal patients has primarily focused on dogs, and the pharmaceutical products available for use in that species.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Alice Wolf, DVM, DACVIM, DABVP
Cats are notorious for concealing pain. In contrast to dogs, they rarely vocalize in response to ain unless pushed to the limit.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 August 1, 2008
By:Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVD, DAVDC, DAAPM
The utilization of regional nerve blocks for oral surgery in dogs and cats is synonymous with quality patient care.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2008
By:Todd Towell, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Inflammation is a reaction of the microcirculation characterized by movement of fluid and leukocytes from the blood into extravascular spaces.
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