Pain Management in Veterinary Practice

Pain Management in Veterinary Practice provides veterinary practitioners with the information needed to recognize and manage pain in a wide range of large, small, and exotic animal species.  Encompassing acute, adaptive, and chronic, maladaptive pain, the book provides an up–to–date review of the physiology and pathophysiology of pain.  Pain Management in Veterinary Practice offers specific strategies for addressing pain in animals, including local and regional analgesia, continuous rate infusions, and novel methods of analgesic drug delivery. With comprehensive information on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of analgesic drugs, the book goes beyond pharmaceutical options to incorporate scientific information on techniques for complementary treatment, including physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic techniques, and nutritional strategies.  Pain Management in Veterinary Practice is a valuable resource for developing pain management protocols in the veterinary clinic. Key features Provides clinicians with essential information on identifying and treating pain in animals Covers pain management in a variety of species, including dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, small mammals, ruminants, camelids, pigs, and horses Offers practical methods for managing pain, including pharmaceutical and complementary options Presents two chapters specifically covering cancer pain and its treatment Includes advice on integrating pain management into your veterinary practice Discusses palliative and hospice care for veterinary patients

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PAIN Chapter 1: Introduction: Pain: an issue of animal welfare Alice Crook Chapter 2: Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of pain Yael Shilo and Peter J. Pascoe Chapter 3: Mechanisms of cancer pain Cholawat Pacharinsak and Alvin J. Beitz SECTION 2: PHARMACOLOGY OF ANALGESIC DRUGS Chapter 4: Pharmacology of opioids Tanya Duke–Novakovski Chapter 5: Non–steroidal anti–Inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids Stuart Clark–Price Chapter 6: Local Anesthetics Kip A. Lemke Chapter 7: Alpha–2 adrenoceptor agonists Reza Seddighi Chapter 8: Nontraditional analgesic agents Lydia Love and Dave Thompson Chapter 9: Novel methods of analgesic drug delivery Lesley J. Smith Chapter 10: Pharmacokinetic principles for the design of intravenous infusions Bruno H. Pypendop SECTION 3: NONPHARMACOLOGICAL PAIN THERAPY Chapter 11: Canine rehabilitation Lowri Davies Chapter 12: Equine rehabilitation Lowri Davies Chapter 13: Custom external coaptation as a pain management tool: veterinary orthotics and prosthetics Martin W. Kaufmann and Patrice M. Mich Chapter 14: Myofascial pain syndrome in dogs Rick Wall Chapter 15: Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Homeopathy in Pain Management Lynelle Graham, Mona Boudreaux, and Steve Marsden Chapter 16: Mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia Shauna Cantwell Chapter 17: Equine Acupuncture Arthur I. Ortenburger Chapter 18: Canine Chiropractic and Pain Management Robin Downing Chapter 19: Equine Chiropractic Henry S. Adair SECTION 4: MANAGEMENT OF PAIN IN VETERINARY SPECIES Chapter 20: Recognition and assessment of acute pain in the dog Kate L White Chapter 21: Treatment of acute pain in the dog Kate L. White Chapter 22: Recognition and assessment of chronic pain in dogs Anna Hielm–Bjorkman   Chapter 23: Treatment of chronic pain in dogs Anna Hielm–Björkman   Chapter 24: Recognition and assessment of pain in cats Kersti Seksel Chapter 25: Treatment of acute pain in cats Jacob A. Johnson Chapter 26: Treatment of chronic pain in cats Bonnie Wright and Jessica K. Rychel Chapter 27: Cancer–associated pain and its management Lydia Love and Lisa DiBernardi Chapter 28: Recognition and treatment of pain in the small animal critical care patient Jane Quandt Chapter 29: Recognition and assessment of pain in horses Emma Love Chapter 30: Treatment of acute and chronic pain in horses Bernd Driessen and Laura Zarucco Chapter 31: Recognition and assessment of pain in ruminants Kevin J Stafford Chapter 32: Treatment of acute and chronic pain in ruminants Alexander Valverde Chapter 33: Recognition and treatment of pain in camelids Tamara Grubb Chapter 34: Recognition and treatment of pain in pet pigs Kristie Mozzachio and Valarie V. Tynes Chapter 35: Recognition and assessment of pain in small exotic mammals Lesa Thompson Chapter 36: Treatment of pain in small mammals Cheryl B. Greenacre   Chapter 37: Recognition and treatment of pain in birds Karen L. Machin Chapter 38: Recognition and treatment of pain in reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Lysa Pam Posner and Sathya K. Chinnadurai SECTION 5: INCORPORATING PAIN MANAGEMENT IN TO YOUR PRACTICE AND HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE Chapter 39: Integrating pain management into veterinary practice Robin Downing Chapter 40: Pain management in hospice and palliative Care Keri Jones

Christine M. Egger , DVM, MVSc, CVH, CVA, Diplomate ACVAA, is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Lydia Love , DVM, Diplomate ACVAA, practices anesthesia and pain management at Animal Emergency and Referral Associates in Fairfield, New Jersey, USA. Tom Doherty , MVB, MSc, Diplomate ACVAA, is a Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.