Pain and our pets. What can be done?

Our staff are dedicated to developing their skills and knowledge to ensure we can continue to provide the best care for your pets. Subsequently one of our veterinary surgeons Michael Crane was recently able to spend a very interesting and insightful two hours at a vet meeting. This meeting covered the latest news about effective pain control in dogs and cats.
Here are Michael’s thoughts on how animals can be protected from pain.

All the research now shows that without doubt our animal friends and patients experience pain in exactly the same way we do. Thanks to this research we are able to do so much more to help our friends and patients cope with pain. This might be pain experienced after surgery or an accident, or it might be due to longstanding problems such as dental disease or arthritis.

Nowadays we can often use the same range of drugs employed in human medicine with confidence for our pets when required. We should aim not only to identify early on when pain relief is needed and which drug is most appropriate, but also to prevent as far as we can those problems that cause pain as age advances. We shouldn't expect them to suffer in silence.

Two of the most common and frequently underestimated problems we see are arthritis and dental disease. Owners and their vets can work together to prevent and treat these painful problems.

Stay in touch with us to read our article on how to recognise the signs of arthritis in our pets because the pain can be made worse during the cold winter months.

If you would like to know more, or are concerned your pet may be experiencing pain please do give us a call or pop into Jurassic vets for a chat.