Sarah Boston, DVM, DVSc, Dipl. ACVS
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ACVS Surgery STAT: Tips for reducing the pain of amputations in dogs
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.