Pain Management

The veterinary team behind the ongoing clinical trial has found that 89% of dogs who received cannabidiol had a reduction in frequency of seizures.

If you dread these difficult client conversations, veterinary palliative care expert Dr. Katherine Goldberg has straightforward advice for how to use them as opportunities to discuss goals and ultimately achieve better outcomes for the client and the pet.

Use these five questions to determine whether certain oncology therapies might benefit your patients on their path toward better health.

The Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index recognizes that your veterinary clients are in the best position to notice when their pet is impaired and provides a way to put their expertise to use in the exam room.

Extended-release version of local anesthetic has potential for misuse, says group funding the research.

How veterinarians can discuss options with clients for pets who need long-term pain medication.

Pain management is fundamental to feline health and welfare. Heres the latest on what veterinary tools work best to assess acute pain in cats.

What special considerations must be considered in older pets?

Arthritis, so common in dogs. One of the last things veterinary clients want to see is their pooches in pain. Try these supplemental options to lend a hand.

Welcome to laser therapy 101 covering the basics of treatment areas, treatment time and dosages.

Insights on how to spot good candidates for rehab and where to get training so you can start improving mobility and comfort in all your patients.

As pets get older, its important to keep them as pain free as possible. Here are three product ideas to keep pets comfortable and safe from injury.

Dr. Michael Petty likes the acronym DISHAA shared for signs of cognitive dysfunction in pets, but he also wants everyone to realize how similar those signs are to those of chronic pain.

Cannabis sativa L no longer defined as illegal substance as long as products derived from it contain less than 0.3% THC.

Human medicine provides a cautionary tale.

Agency collaborates with human pharma company to keep hydromorphone, morphine available for surgical and trauma pain in animals during supply shortage.

Industry study reports clinicians frustration with curtailed pain management options for surgery and treatment of severe injuries.

The linkages among inflammation, obesity, osteoarthritis and chronic maladaptive pain call for a multimodal rethinking of the best way to help our veterinary patientsincluding taking their fat compartments into consideration.

When cats in your practice have degenerative joint disease (and the majority do), are you recognizing the related pain and debilitation? Your TLCan accurate diagnosis, multimodal management and simple environmental modificationscan bring comfort to these cats and their owners.

Let's get to the heart of the matter: Veterinary teams need the most up-to-date information on diagnostics and communication techniques to protect pets' delicate hearts. This toolkit provides the resources you need. (With an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim)

Patients undergoing photobiomodulation seem to calm down in the clinic after a few treatments. Whats going on?

Treating pain is a veterinary professional's ethical job, says Alison Gottlieb, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC), ICU veterinary nurse and education coordinator for CARES (Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services).

Epidemiologist Dr. Missy Simpson shares the first prospective research from the Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.At Fetch dvm360 conference in Kansas City, Missy Simpson, DVM, PhD, epidemiologist for the Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, presented "Gold-mining clinical insights from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study-3,000+ dogs strong and six years along."Solid Goldies

Company points to manufacturing issues as cause of shortage in supply.

The CSU-FAPS may be simple to use, but how does it compare with another, validated test?

Fear of human drug abuse has affected our work in veterinary hospitals. Here are some alternatives to opioids you should use whether or not we ever get our preferred pain relief drugs back.

How can veterinarians use pain as a clinical parameter?

Fetch dvm360 educators Mike Barletta, Tasha McNerney and Oriana Scislowicz take a full-circle approach to maximizing the effectiveness of local nerve blocks in veterinary practice.

An exploration of the utility and urgency of treating taut muscle fibers in dogs with osteoarthritis.

A recent study challenges the use of tramadol for canine osteoarthritis.