Medicine for Dogs in Pain | Dr. Demian Dressler #58

Is your dog in pain, even though she’s not crying? Maybe! Is she anxious? Probably! Can you treat one without the other? Let’s find out. Dr. Dressler brings us up to date on pain management for dogs. 

This is a must-listen Deep Dive episode, where Dr. Dressler covers the ins and outs of pharmaceutical and herbal approaches to pain management, as well as hands-on techniques.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Show:

The Dog Cancer Survival Guide: Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog’s Life Quality and Longevity.

The Glasgow Composite Pain Scale can be found here: https://www.newmetrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Reid-et-al-2007.pdf

Pharmaceuticals mentioned in today’s episode: 

• Tramadol
• Tylenol with codeine
• Hydrocodone
• Oral hydromorphine
• Fentanyl
• Gabapentin
• Metacam
• Carprofen
• Deramaxx (deracoxib)
• Previcox

Non-Pharmaceuticals mentioned in today’s episode:

• Apocaps CX
• Traumeel
• EverPup
• Nutrocept
• glycosaminoglycans

Other pain management strategies:

• Hydrotherapy, warm and cool
• Massage
• Acupressure
• Acupuncture

You can reach out to Dr. Demian Dressler directly on his veterinary hospital’s website: https://VetinKihei.com. 

To join the private Facebook group for readers of Dr. Dressler’s book “The Dog Cancer Survival Guide,” go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/dogcancersupport/

About Today’s Guest, Dr. Demian Dressler:

Dr. Demian Dressler, DVM is internationally recognized as “the dog cancer vet” because of his innovations in the field of dog cancer management. A dynamic educator and speaker, Dr. Dressler is the author of the best-selling animal health book The Dog Cancer Survival Guide: Full Spectrum Treatments to Optimize Your Dog’s Life Quality and Longevity.

Dr. Dressler is the owner of the accredited practice South Shore Veterinary Care, a full-service veterinary hospital in Maui, Hawaii, Dr. Dressler studied Animal Physiology and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Davis before earning his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University.

"Your dog does NOT have an expiration date, and there are things ALL cancers have in common that you can help fight. Imagine looking back at this time five years from now and not having a single regret." - Dr. D

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