PROFESSIONAL VERSION
Pain delays recovery, negatively impacts patient well-being, and can affect the veterinarian-client-patient relationship. Although pain was previously a neglected area, it is now well recognized in veterinary medicine that providing optimal patient care includes management of pain. Optimal management of pain continues to evolve quite rapidly, including due to vastly improved comprehensive anesthesia care as well as the introduction of validated pain scales.
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