Monthly Newsletter

September is Animal Pain Awareness Month 

​​The International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management proclaimed September as animal pet awareness month. 

Animals suffer from pain just like people do. Pain comes in many forms: surgical pain, arthritis and cancer related pain, just to name a few.  Acute pain is obvious and distressing. Chronic pain can be subtle, and masked as “getting old” or “slowing down.” Old age is not a disease, but pain is. There are many options to treat the various causes of pain in animals including pain medications, physical rehabilitation, acupuncture, laser therapy, and therapeutic massage.

Some signs of pain in animals include: 

For more information please visit: https://ivapm.org/