BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice

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.

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