Practical Pain Relief for Dogs & Cats
- List Price: $59.99
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Blackwell Pub Professional
- Publish date: 01/30/2005
Description:
Physiology and pathophysiology of pain transmission, Should pain be treated in animals?; Recognition of pain in dogs and cats; Role of surgery and anti-cancer therapy in the alleviation of pain; Clinical pharmacology of analgesic agents; When should analgesia be provided?; Routes for administration of analgestic agents; Practical use of opioids; Practical use of NSAIDs; Practical use of local anaesthetics; Combination analgesia; Epidural/intrathecal analgesia; Alternatives to NSAIDs and adjunctive therapies for chronic pain; Adjunctive therapies for the alleviation of acute peri-operative pain; Trans-cutaneous nerve stimulation; Practical analgesia in the dog and cat; Case example discussion; Self assessment cases.
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