Pain Management

One of our goals is that none of our patients should be in pain. The areas we feel that we can help the most are as follows:

Arthritis: Much has been done recently to relieve the crippling nature of this disease in our pets, and restore significant function and comfort to them. In particular, glucosamine supplements are slowing down the degeneration of the joints, and non-steroidal analgesics are reducing the daily discomfort more potently than ever. Be sure to ask your doctor about which medications might benefit your pet the most.

Surgery: We firmly believe that no animal should wake up from surgery in pain. To that end we provide a variety of analgesic alternatives based on the procedure and the likelihood of pain. Animals who don’t show pain might still be experiencing it, and we therefore assume that they are and treat them accordingly. At our disposal are a large number of agents designed for this purpose.

Trauma: It is well known that pain leads accident victims deeper into shock, so we assess pain in the same way we assess the rest of the damage done to a wounded individual. Relief of traumatic pain is among the highest priorities in our initial approach, and maintained throughout the treatment until comfort is restored.