You can trust this user-friendly guide to help you meet the increasing need for effective pain management in the animals you treat. It provides instant access to clinically relevant information on pain assessment, pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment options, guidelines for managing acute and chronic pain, and unique aspects of pain management in dogs, cats, horses, cattle, birds, reptiles, ferrets, and rabbits.

1.The Human-Animal Bond and Pain
2.Nociception and Pain Mechanisms
3.Pain: Physiologic Consequences and Stress
4.Pain Nomenclature
5.Pain Behaviors and Pain Assessment Scales
6.Quality of Life Assessment
7.Drug Classes and Drugs Used for Pain Therapy: An Overview
8.NSAIDs
9.Opioids
10.Alpha-2s
11.Local Anesthetics
12.Local and Regional Anesthetic Techniques
13.Corticosteroids
14.Other “Drugs” and Injectable Modalities
15.Drug Delivery Methods
16.Preventative” and “Multimodal” Analgesia; “Masking” and Pitfalls: Theory and Consequences
17.Energy Modalities: Therapeutic Laser and Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy
18.Acupuncture
19.Physical Rehabilitation and Exercise
20.Physical Examination with Emphasis on Isolating and Detecting Pain
21.Therapeutic Goals
22.Acute Pain Cases
23.Chronic Pain Cases
24.Cat Specific Considerations
25.Rabbit and Small Mammal Specific Considerations
26.Bird Specific Considerations
27.Reptile Specific Considerations
28.Regulations in Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals

James S. Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVA, DAAPM, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist, International Veterinary Acupuncture Society; Director, Animal Anesthesia and Pain Management Center, Colorado Springs, CO

William W. Muir, III, DVM, PhD , Regional Director, American Academy of Pain Management, Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Consulting Services, Columbus, OH