Pet Pain Management Webcast

In the old days, we didn’t think too much about pets suffering pain. Even veterinarians suggested that discomfort might be a good thing that kept kitties from over-doing after surgery. With our cat companions, we may not realize they hurt because kitties are such masters at hiding problems.

A great deal of research has since shown that our pets suffer just as much pain as people do--whether they show it or not. Relieving the discomfort not only is the humane thing to do, it can also speed healing. Today, veterinary pain management has become a specialty.

Dr. Robin Downing is one of the world’s leading experts on pain in animals, and she’s a founder and past president of the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management. Dr. Downing also is a trustee of the Morris Animal Foundation which funds research that aids our cats (and d*gs, llamas, gorillas and all sorts of other critters).

Morris Animal Foundation will sponsor a live webcast, lead by Dr. Downing, on pain management for pets on March 13, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). Contributing to the discussion will be Patricia Olson, DVM, Ph.D., president and CEO of Morris Animal Foundation.

The live webcast will cover all aspects of pain management, including common causes of pain, overlooked hidden causes of pain, anticipating and avoiding pain in your pets, communicating with your veterinarian and how to ask the right questions. Participate in the webcast at: www.MorrisAnimalFoundation.org/livechat. The webcast will be available indefinitely for global audiences on a non-live basis at the webcast address.

If you join in on the webcast, let me know what you thought by writing me at stories@petside.com