The BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice is an essential reference guide for use in daily practice by all members of the veterinary team. Presented in an easy-to-read instructional format, this guide is intended to give practitioners practical information on pain management for small animals, including cats and dogs, birds, rabbits and exotic pets, with an emphasis on patient welfare and evidence-based medicine.
The early chapters lay the foundations of pain management, including the physiology of pain, acute and chronic pain, pharmacological treatment and physical treatment. The following chapters focus on particular pain scenarios, such as dental pain and cancer pain, using authors’ perspectives and case examples to enhance guidelines.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
Ian Self
2 Physiology of pain
Tamara Grubb and Ian Self
3 Acute and perioperative pain
Jo Murrell and Briony Alderson
4 Chronic and osteoarthritic pain
Kate White and James Hunt
5 Pharmacological treatment of pain
Freddie Corletto and Colette Jolliffe
6A Physical methods used to alleviate pain: nursing considerations
Fiona Scarlett
6B Physical therapies used to alleviate pain: complementary therapies
Samantha Lindley
7A Trauma/emergency pain
Dominic Barfield
7B Thoracic pain
Ana Marques
7C Abdominal pain
Caroline Kisielewicz
7D Neuropathic pain
Annette Wessmann
7E Dental pain
Cecilia Gorrel
7F Ophthalmic pain
Carl Bradbrook
7G Orthopaedic pain
Kinley Smith
7H Cancer pain
Iain Grant
7I Pain in rabbits
Jo Hedley
7J Pain in birds
Steve Smith
7F Pain in other exotic pets
Jenna Richardson and Kevin Eatwell
Appendix 1: Pain scales
Appendix 2: Major blocks
Appendix 3: WHO pain relief ladder
Index
