Main description:

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.

Contents:

Contributors ix Preface xiii Section 1: Introduction and Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Pain 1 1 Introduction: Pain: An Issue of Animal Welfare 3 Alice Crook 2 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Pain 9 Yael Shilo and Peter J. Pascoe 3 Mechanisms of Cancer Pain 29 Cholawat Pacharinsak and Alvin J. Beitz Section 2: Pharmacology of Analgesic Drugs 39 4 Opioids 41 Tanya Duke-Novakovski 5 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Corticosteroids 69 Stuart Clark-Price 6 Local Anesthetics 85 Kip A. Lemke 7 -2 Adrenoceptor Agonists 93 Reza Seddighi 8 Nontraditional Analgesic Agents 105 Lydia Love and Dave Thompson 9 Novel Methods of Analgesic Drug Delivery 115 Lesley J. Smith 10 Pharmacokinetic Principles for the Design of Intravenous Infusions 125 Bruno H. Pypendop Section 3: Nonpharmacological Pain Therapy 131 11 Canine Rehabilitation 133 Lowri Davies 12 Equine Rehabilitation 147 Lowri Davies 13 Custom External Coaptation as a Pain Management Tool: Veterinary Orthotics and Prosthetics 155 Martin W. Kaufmann and Patrice M. Mich 14 Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Dogs 161 Rick Wall 15 Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Homeopathy in Pain Management 171 Lynelle Graham, Mona Boudreaux, and Steve Marsden 16 Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia 177 Shauna Cantwell 17 Equine Acupuncture 183 Arthur I. Ortenburger 18 Canine Chiropractic and Pain Management 189 Robin Downing 19 Equine Chiropractic 195 Henry S. Adair Section: 4 Management of Pain in Veterinary Species 199 20 Recognition and Assessment of Acute Pain in the Dog 201 Kate L. White 21 Treatment of Acute Pain in the Dog 209 Kate L. White 22 Recognition and Assessment of Chronic Pain in Dogs 227 Anna Hielm-Bjorkman 23 Treatment of Chronic Pain in Dogs 239 Anna Hielm-Bjorkman 24 The Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Cats 269 Kersti Seksel 25 Treatment of Acute Pain in Cats 275 Jacob A. Johnson 26 Treatment and Assessment of Chronic Pain in Cats 289 Bonnie Wright and Jessica K. Rychel 27 Cancer-associated Pain and its Management 299 Lydia Love and Lisa DiBernardi 28 Recognition and Treatment of Pain in the Small Animal Critical Care Patient 311 Jane Quandt 29 Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Horses 317 Emma Love 30 Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Horses 323 Bernd Driessen and Laura Zarucco 31 Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Ruminants 349 Kevin J. Stafford 32 Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Ruminants 359 Alexander Valverde 33 Recognition and Treatment of Pain in Camelids 373 Tamara Grubb 34 Recognition and Treatment of Pain in Pet Pigs 383 Kristie Mozzachio and Valarie V. Tynes 35 Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Small Exotic Mammals 391 Lesa Thompson 36 Treatment of Pain in Small Exotic Mammals 399 Cheryl B. Greenacre 37 Recognition and Treatment of Pain in Birds 407 Karen L. Machin 38 Recognition and Treatment of Pain in Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish 417 Lysa Pam Posner and Sathya K. Chinnadurai Section 5: Incorporating Pain Management into Your Practice and Hospice and Palliative Care 425 39 Integrating Pain Management into Veterinary Practice 427 Robin Downing 40 Pain Management in Hospice and Palliative Care 431 Keri Jones Index 437