What to Expect with Pain Management
Following surgery, our team often is involved in providing pain relief for your pet. We often are consulted in the Critical Care Unit during postoperative recovery, but we also are consulted for pain management for patients with other needs, such as respiratory care or other medical situations.
Our pain management techniques and drugs always are tailored to your pet's specific needs, and our goal is to make your pet as comfortable as possible.
How Does Pain Management Work?
We use several methods to control pain after surgery:
Local anesthetics: A local anesthetic may be used to numb the surgical site. This is a technique that can render your pet insensitive to pain in a specific area without affecting consciousness.
Epidural anesthesia: The insertion of a tiny epidural needle or catheter into your pet's back through which a small dose of medication for pain relief can be given.
Opiod therapy: The use of opioids to relieve pain and improve mood and functioning via the central nervous system, generally in patients with chronic pain.
Anti-inflammatory therapy: The use of anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce inflammation.
Integrated Therapies:
Acupuncture: Needles are inserted into points of the body to relieve pain.
Massage: Layers of muscle and connective tissue are manipulated with pressure, tension, and motion.
Laser Therapy: A medical and veterinary treatment that involves monochromatic light emission for tissue healing, inflammation, and pain relief.
Physiotherapy: This is commonly thought of as rehabilitation or physical therapy. We will work with your pet to restore maximum movement and function of the body.
We can use a variety of drugs and equipment to manage pain, depending on your pet's needs. In addition to local aesthetics, we commonly use opioids, morphine, antidepressants, and drugs for chronic pain like gabapentin and amantadine.
Serving the unserved, reaching the unreached
Have you ever thought how the house or society flat that you live in and proudly possess was constructed? It was not built in a day. It took years to evolve into its present shape. You may like to thank the builder for such a marvelous piece of work, without even thinking about the stark reality.
It was the labour who toiled in the sun, during the rain and shivering cold. More than the labour, their children suffered when their parents went out for work just to afford two square meals a day. These people might have left their native land in search of jobs but does that mean one should be deprived of the rights that every child must have? Right to enjoy their childhood, right to have a safe, clean and healthy environment and what about right to education. Perhaps, there is only a few to think on these lines.
When we visited a construction site recently, we were moved by plight of these children. With strong determination we approached ATS greens and Eminence Constructions on Dwarka Expressway for education of these children in their labour camps. Reluctantly, they agreed and we decided to reschedule our Education on Wheels program from West Delhi to Dwarka Expressway from 29th September 2015. Since then, our bus has been visiting the sites to teach these children.
Help us in changing the lives of these children.
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