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BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice

VetBooks.ir this species, analgesics should be used for any food (within easy reach) and calm quiet
ue to the di culties in assessing pain in
surroundings should all be provided, preferably
away from predator species. Behaviour should
potentially painful procedure or disease
condition, even if no obvious signs of pain are be regularly assessed, ideally by the same
apparent. oses may vary signi cantly from person for consistency, and analgesia adjusted
those used in other animals and so should be as necessary.
checked in each case. Suggested doses are
listed in igure 7. 8. It is, however, important to
appreciate that none of these drugs are References and further
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