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Managing orthopaedic pain in horses
Author(s) -
Bardell David
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.j4169
Subject(s) - medicine , pain management , intensive care medicine , physical therapy
Pain in horses can be difficult to recognise, this combined with the limited available drugs means providing effective analgesia to horses can be challenging. This article discusses the drugs available for use in horses, their routes of administration and how to design an effective analgesia plan when treating different types of pain.