In this episode, Matt reviews the literature on gabapentin in cats. Does the science support our use of gabapentin as an analgesic. How does gabapentin work? To end, Matt reports a recent study he conducted examining the anxiolytic benefit of gabapentin in hyperthyroid cats. 

Find the show notes with all references on the Pain Updates page. 

In this month’s members podcast we will be talking about the use of lidocaine as an intravenous infusion and its impact on survival following septic peritonitis in dogs. In this episode Carl will review a 2016 study on survival of dogs with septic peritonitis.

As a complementary supplement to Ian Self's webinar on CBD and our pain update, Matt has reviewed two of the papers on CBD in dogs. For people CBD comes with celebrity endorsement, but is this all there is to it? What does the evidence say? 

In this podcast we will review a recent study examining the use of lumbosacral epidural injection in dogs undergoing caesarian section, exploring the pros and cons of this technique.

If you are thinking about intra-articular therapies, where do you start? In this episode Matt chats to the Vet Vault team about where he sees IA therapies fit with Oa management

Continuing our OA series, the Zero Pain & Vet Vault teams chat about the role of NSAIDs and grapiprant in management of your OA cases. 

Matt joins Hugh and Gerardo from Vet Vault to discuss bedinvetmab, in one of three podcasts on OA management. 

Earlier this year Matt joined the guys from The Vet Vault to chat all things chronic pain management. In this episode we chat about the use of ketamine subcutaneously for chronic pain. 

Always a popular topic, we decided to go back to the literature to guide your use of tramadol for post operative pain control. 

In this Vet Vault chat, Matt talks to Hubert and Gerardo about our second line options in OA. We cover amantadine and discuss is there room for tramadol?