Recent Specialty Updates included discussions on the pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of pain in dogs and cats. They were based on the recently published pain management guidelines by the AAHA/AAFP task force: 2015 AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats - J Feline Med Surg, 2015 Mar;17(3):251-72.
In a Roundtable discussion on Pain, the panel of specialists shared their perspectives and experience in using the pain assessment tools and pain scales discussed in the guidelines paper. Below is an excerpt from our Roundtable discussion - including a summary of the pain scales discussed in the publication (running time 13 minutes).
