Carprofen and local anaesthesia in calves undergoing disbudding
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Clinical scenario During a visit to one of your small hobby suckler herds, the owner asks you to disbud three suckler calves, born within the last few weeks. The last time she had animals disbudded with a hot iron she was upset by how the animals behaved after the procedure; she says they were ‘out of sorts’ and looked uncomfortable. While the owner knows the animals must be disbudded, she asks you whether analgesics as well as the local anaesthetic will reduce the pain. You assure her you always use local anaesthetic but you wonder if the addition of carprofen would decrease the level of discomfort experienced by the calves . . .
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