Anesthesiology & Pain Management

Mike Barletta, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA; Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia); and Kristen Ward, BSN-RN, RVT, VTS, shared their approach at Fetch Nashville 2025

These articles focus on creating a plan for managing canine osteoarthritis, helpful tips for pet owners to implement at home, and a study that aims to better understand how IVDD affects a patient over the long term.

Maintaining a lean body condition is the only proven method of delaying and reducing the severity of osteoarthritis, says Kristin Kirkby Shaw, DVM, PhD, MS, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR, in this interview.

Visible particulate matter was observed in 2 products containing dexmedetomidine hydrochloride injection 0.5 mg/mL for dogs and cats.

David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA, outlines key tips to safeguard a pet’s joint health

The nutraceutical 4CYTE Epiitalis Forte Dog was previously only available abroad and is now distributed domestically by epiq Animal Health and Interpath Global.

I’m a dachshund. And I’m proud of it.

Current levels of pain management administration by dairy producers and veterinarians in Europe and North America are low.

Lydia Love, DVM, DACVAA, discusses the rationale, technological advances, and training imperatives that underpin the updated 2025 ACVAA guidelines

Felixvet has introduced a carprofen therapy with the same therapeutic benefits as Rimadyl

Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA, describes how sedation compares to general anesthesia, including risks and benefits, in a dvm360 interview.

Jb Minter, DVM, MS, DACZM, discusses potential complications that can arise when amphibians are under anesthesia

Many therapies exist for osteoarthritis, but the best approach is multimodal and patient-specific.

Approved by the FDA in January 2024, EquiCoxib is a noninvasive, liquid formulation.

Librela (bedinvetmab injection) is a monthly injectable monoclonal antibody, for which real-world drug experience data has been collected in the past year.

The program is an effort to address the industry need for standardized and accessible anesthesia training for veterinary professionals, Parnell says

In a dvm360 interview, Tasha McNerney, BS, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia), discusses differnces between mechanical ventilators used for long-term ICU care and those used for administering anesthesia.

In this CE session preview at VMX, Tasha McNerney , BS, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia), discusses her upcoming lecture that discusses some human medicine concepts that can be applied to animal health

Tasha McNerney, BS, CVT, CVPM, VTS (Anesthesia), discusses the upcoming VMX workshop on mechanical ventilation, which she will co-present with Tami Lind, BS, RVT, VTS (ECC), and Darci Palmer, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)

Neurologic signs were reported with bedinvetmab injection use in dogs

dvm360 is counting down the Top 20 news stories and articles from 2024 with this series of spotlights

PropofolVet Multidose contains the same active ingredient as the brand name propofol injectable emulsion, PropoFlo 28 by Zoetis, which received FDA approval in 2011

Ethiqa XR now includes captive rodents and laboratory rabbits for 72-hour post-procedural pain management on its label

Gianluca Bini, DVM, MRCVS, DACVAA, provides insight into his new business, and how it helps veterinary professionals that are putting patients under anesthesia

The current state of canine osteoarthritis management, and early diagnosis with COAST, were covered during a lecture at the Fetch dvm360 Conference in Atlantic City