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This book deals with pain in companion animals and how it affects their welfare, health and, of course, behaviour. It describes the difficulties encountered, throughout history, to finally reach the conclusion that animals and humans share the same neurophysiological mechanisms to feel pain, and what their sensitive pathways are. It then goes deeper into the changes that pain can cause in the behaviour of dogs and cats and the tools available to the veterinary surgeon to control it. Good veterinary practice and professional ethics lead us to try to reduce pain in animals as much as possible. Having a book such as this one can help us achieve this objective.
1. General concepts and physiology of pain
General concepts
Definition of pain and nociception
History of pain in animals. Are they able to experience pain?
Is it important to prevent and treat pain in animals?
Veterinary medicine and pain: treatment and prevention
Myths about analgesics
Physiology of pain
Transduction
Transmission
Perception
Modulation
Types of pain
Pain in neonates
Neurological development
Degree of maturation of the CNS at birth
Bibliography
2. Identification, causes and treatment of pain in companion animals
Classification of pain
Identification of the signs of pain
Individual differences in the expression of pain
Behavioural changes
How to measure pain
Simple descriptive scales
Visual analogue scale (VAS)
Dynamic and interactive visual analogue scale (DIVAS)
Variable rating scales
Causes of pain
Routine procedures
Diseases and lesions
Surgeries
Labour
Treatment of pain
Drug treatment
Handling and housing conditions
Nutraceuticals
Other therapies
Appendix
Appendix
Bibliography
3. Pain and behavioural problems
Aggressive behaviour and pain
Introduction
Mechanisms involved in the appearance of aggressive behaviour
Treatment of pain-related agressive behaviour problems
Compulsive behaviour and pain
Introduction
How compulsive behaviour is developed
Predisposing factors
Relationship between pain and compulsive behaviour
Diseases that can trigger a compulsive disorder associated with pain
Treatment
Pain and fear, phobia and anxiety
General concepts
Factors involved in the appearance of fear
Neurophysiology of fear
Mechanisms of fear induction caused by pain
Fear problems
Clinical case
Clinical case
Clinical case
Bibliography
4. Companion animal welfare and pain
Definition and general concepts
Definition of animal welfare
Pain and welfare
New approaches to welfare
Bibliography
- Autor/es Marta Amat Grau, Tomàs Camps Morey
- Fecha de edición diciembre 2011
- Nº Páginas 160
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Tamaño 17 X 24
- Idioma Inglés