Stacey Crompton

Northwest Surgeons in Frodsham, UK

NSAIDs in veterinary practice: focus on Carprieve

There are several prostaglandins involved within the pain process, and these are formed when the COX acts on arachidonic acid. The regulatory and reactionary responses of prostaglandins accounts for...

Post-operative recovery of the surgical patient

Ideally all animals should be closely monitored (Table 1), including basic monitoring of temperature, pulse and respiration, until they are normal and the patient is able to lift their head. However,...

Pain assessment and pain scoring models: a review

There is growing interest by veterinary clinical specialists in exploring the nature of an animal's reaction to pain and how best to treat it (Hansen, 2003). Pain assessment research in animals has...