The administration of safe and reliable anaesthesia is important for all veterinary surgeons, and good control of pain after injury, either traumatic or surgical, is one of the most important ethical responsibilities.

This new edition has retained the broad sections from the previous edition - Basic principles, Pharmacology and Anaesthetic management in specific clinical situations - but the new co-editorial team has added a new section on Pain assessment and management.

Anaesthetic equipment, patient monitoring and anaesthetic accidents and emergencies are covered in much greater detail, and the chapters on pharmacology and specific patient management have been revised or completely rewritten.

The book is aimed primarily at veterinary surgeons and students, but nurses and technicians will also find a wealth of useful information.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 General Considerations for Pain Management upon Initial Presentation and during Hospital Stay -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pain -- I. Pain versus Nociception -- II. The Pain Pathway in Physiologic Pain -- A. Transduction -- B. Transmission -- C. Modulation -- D. Perception -- E. Endogenous Analgesic Pathways -- III. The Pain Pathway in Pathologic Pain -- A. Transduction -- B. Transmission -- C. Modulation -- D. Perception -- E. Descending Inhibitory Pathway -- IV. Specific Types of Pain -- A. Neonatal/Pediatric Pain -- B. Neuropathic Pain -- C. Visceral Pain -- D. Breakthrough Pain -- E. Stimulus-Evoked/Movement-Evoked Pain -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Physiologic and Pharmacologic Applications to Manage Neuropathic Pain -- I. Physiology of Neuropathic Pain -- A. The Patient's Experience -- B. The Quality and Pattern of Altered Sensitivity -- C. Immune Response Mechanisms in Neuropathic Pain -- D. Endogenous Descending Facilitatory Systems [8] -- E. Descending Inhibitory Pathway [9] -- F. To Summarize Neuropathic Pain -- II. Clinical Relevance of Physiology to Pharmacology -- A. Opioids/Opiates -- B. Tricyclic Antidepressant Analgesic (TCA) Effects -- C. Gabapentin -- D. NMDA Receptor Antagonists -- E. Local Anesthetics -- F. Alpha2 Adrenergic (Alpha2) Agonists -- G. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Analgesics (NSAIAs) -- H. Acupuncture -- III. Diagnosing Neuropathic Pain -- IV. Neuropathic Pain Associated Conditions -- A. Neuropathic Pain Associated with Trauma: Accidental and Surgical -- B. Lumbosacral Lesions -- C. Spinal Cord Injury -- D. Potential Sources of Neck and Back Pain in Cats and Dogs -- V. Primary Lesions of the Peripheral or central Nervous System