VPN Plus+ ExclusiveBenefits of using the Feline Grimace ScaleFebruary 25, 2021The availability of new pain scoring systems, the Feline Grimace Scale, and novel analgesic drugs and techniques allows the constant improvement of feline pain management.
Education Center - SponsoredBringing specialist level interpretation in-clinicby • Zoetis DiagnosticsImagine a busy weekday morning in a typical small animal clinic. The appointments are fully booked, the phones are ringing, and in comes Yogi, a five year old terrier mix whose owners are clearly worried.
Keep the pain at bayAugust 31, 2018Providing appropriate pain medications and keeping animals warm and comfortable during and after surgery are important, but ensuring they come into the clinic relaxed is a new and critical component of presurgical prep. Even for minor procedures, it’s vital to survival and normal healing and recovery.
Why you should measure pain to improve pet patient careSeptember 16, 2016Pain-scoring patients is considered standard of care in human medicine, but our profession hasn’t broadly embraced the concept. Yet it is quick, easy and beneficial.