New pain therapies and scoring systems constantly evolve and research is ongoing. This allows cats to live longer lives without pain or with well-managed pain. Wendy Davies, BS, CVT, CCRVN, VTS, shares the importance of performing a thorough veterinary examination and educating cat owners on what to look for to collectively do a better job of treating chronic pain in cats.
She discusses pain recognition, pain categories, analgesia, cat comfort and integrating at-home observations and video as part of successful assessments.
Source: Today’s Veterinary Nurse, August 2024. Link.
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