Veterinary analgesia medicine and news: Preventing and controlling pain

Pain management

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

ACVS Surgery STAT: Tips for reducing the pain of amputations in dogs

June 1, 2008
By:Sarah Boston, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVS

Amputation is a painful procedure, so aggressive, multimodal analgesia is necessary. The patient should receive a premedication that includes a pure mu agonist opioid such as morphine, fentanyl, oxymorphone or hydromorphone.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE SUPPLEMENT

Improve patient comfort with these 10 analgesic strategies

June 1, 2008
By:Robert M. Stein, DVM, DAAPM, Stephanie Ortel, LVT, BVS, CCRP

10 key points for a well-balanced veterinary pain management program.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS

Pain assessment and management strategies (Proceedings)

April 1, 2008
By:Steve Haskins, DVM, MVS, DACVA, DACVECC

Pain is defined as an aversive sensory and emotional experience.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Have You Heard? Measuring cats' activity levels (3:05)

March 13, 2008

A new study examines how an accelerometer-based activity monitor may help researchers objectively measure a cat's mobility. This type of monitoring has potential in assessing the effectiveness of pain-relieving therapies for conditions such as osteoarthritis.

MAF offers pain management Web casts

March 7, 2008

Denver, Colo. - 3/7/08 - The Morris Animal Foundation will sponsor a live animal pain management Web cast for veterinarians on Thursday, March 13.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Early feeding and pain control help dogs with parvovirus infection (4:10)

March 4, 2008
By:Stephen C. Barr, BVSc, MVS, PhD, DACVIM

"Early feeding through a nasogastric tube is definitely something that I advocate for parvo cases, as long as you can control emesis."

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Causes, management of osteosarcoma bone pain

February 1, 2008
By:Kim L. Cronin, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

Osteosarcoma is a common cancer to see in larger, middle-aged to older dogs. One of the challenges in treating these patients is pain management. Amputation effectively relieves bone pain and is the standard of care for patients, but may not be an option for all dogs.

Source: ELSEVIER

The prevention and treatment of allodynia and hyperalgesia

January 1, 2008
By:Christine Egger, DVM, MVSc, DACVA

The effective treatment of pain in patients with central hypersensitization, including allodynia and hyperalgesia, remains a challenge in veterinary clinical practice.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Pain management for oral surgery in dogs and cats

January 1, 2008
By:Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVD, Dipl. AVDC, Dipl. AAPM

Oral surgery in canine and feline patients often requires extended periods of anesthesia necessitating optimal anesthetic management.

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