Acute versus Chronic Pain - Managing Harley's Osteoarthritis

Acute versus Chronic Pain – Managing Harley’s Osteoarthritis

Pain and management of pain falls into two categories: acute and chronic. ACUTE pain is often associated with procedures that involve anesthesia. This is something we as veterinarians anticipate, based on the age, specific health concerns of our patient and the procedure performed. We may address this anticipated pain by administering a combination of pre-anesthetic…