"Addressing contemporary approaches to manage pain gives us the ability to fulfill our veterinary duty to alleviate the suffering of animals", explained Thomas A. Carpenter, DVM, AAHA President. "These guidelines will give veterinarians and pet owners a common compass to diagnose and manage pain that affects cats and dogs."

The AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats cover the following topics:

• Adaptive and Maladaptive Pain
• Anticipation and Early Intervention
• Anticipating and Reducing Surgical Pain
• Recognition and Assessment
• Perioperative Analgesia
• Pharmacological Intervention
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Client and Staff Education
  
  Pain Management PDF (2.02MB 14 pages)
  

AAHA and AAFP gratefully acknowledge these companies for their sponsorship of an educational grant for the AAHA/AAFP Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats.
Idexx Laboratories
Merial Ltd.
Pfizer Animal Health
Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation
Novartis Animal Health