Feline perioperative pain management.
Veterinary surgeons today are performing increasingly complex and invasive feline surgical procedures. In light of this, it is crucial that perioperative pain management in these patients be a top priority. This article outlines pain physiology and pathophysiology, pain recognition and management strategies, relevant pharmacology, and techniques for local and regional analgesia in cats.
Lamont
Leigh A
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Department of Companion Animals, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. llamont@upei.ca
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000662:veterinary; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002415:Cats / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal