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Pain Management in

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in Small Animal Practice
Edited by Ian Self
Edited by: Ian Self

The BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal
Practice is an essential reference guide for use in daily
practice by all members of the veterinary team.
Presented in an easy-to-read instructional format, this
guide is intended to give practitioners practical
information on pain management for small animals,
including cats and dogs, birds, rabbits and exotic pets,
with an emphasis on patient welfare and evidence- BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice
based medicine.
The early chapters lay the foundations of pain
management, including the physiology of pain, acute
and chronic pain, pharmacological treatment and
physical treatment. The following chapters focus on
particular pain scenarios, such as dental pain and cancer
pain, using authors’ perspectives and case examples to
enhance guidelines.

Ian Self
BSc BVSc PGCertVetEd FHEA CertVA DipECVAA MRCVS
Ian Self is a Liverpool graduate and an RCVS and European Specialist in
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. After graduation, Ian worked in mixed,
small animal and emergency practice in Northwest England for 9 years before
going back to academia to become an anaesthesia specialist. Ian is currently
Associate Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at Nottingham
Vet School; he has a keen interest in the assessment and treatment of acute
and chronic pain and runs a busy pain management clinic.

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