We are in exciting times with respect to pain control in companion animals. There is a lot of work going on to develop improved and novel therapeutics. Additionally, this work is creating more knowledge about how to measure pain, which, in turn, is allowing us to better understand what therapies are effective in controlling pain. This lecture will focus on giving delegates an overview of 3 new ...

Neuropathic pain develops from a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system. Translational investigations of neuropathic pain by using different animal models reveal that peripheral sensitization, spinal and cortical plasticity may play critical roles in neuropathic pain. Furthermore, descending facilitatory or excitatory modulation may also act to enhance chronic pain. Current clinic...

Surgical castration of male piglets without anesthesia is a routine management practice conducted on commercial pig farms. For animal welfare reasons, it would be beneficial to develop methods of practical pain relief. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of providing CO₂ anesthesia before castration on the behavior of piglets for up to 8 d after castration in comparison with ...

Our understanding of the neural correlates of pain perception in humans has increased significantly since the advent of neuroimaging. Relating neural activity changes to the varied pain experiences has led to an increased awareness of how factors (e.g., cognition, emotion, context, injury) can separately influence pain perception. Tying this body of knowledge in humans to work in animal models ...

Pyometra is infection of the uterus with presence pus inside uterus. A 2.5 years old intact female dog weighing 25 kgs was presented a history anorexia and pain on palpation thoraco-abdominal region. On physical examination, abdomen tensed. Lateral abdominal radiography ultrasonography performed diagnosed as pyometra which closed-cervix type. Pan-hysterectomy under general anesthesia treatment ...