Pure μ-opioids (methadone, morphine, hydromorphone) provide profound analgesia and are preferred for extensive dental procedures. Partial agonists (buprenorphine) are suitable for moderate pain.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Pete Emily graduated from dental school in the 1960s, no one even thought of working on animal teeth, other than “cleaning and pulling.” As a brand-new ...

Effective management of feline oral health requires a dual approach: rigorous home hygiene and professional veterinary ...

CHADDS FORD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carlos Rice, DVM, DAVDC, owner of Veterinary Dentistry Specialists (VDS), a full-service advanced dental care practice for companion animals based in Mt. Laurel, NJ, ...

The fifth location in the VDS network provides advanced oral care for pets by board-certified veterinary specialists in dentistry and anesthesia WOODBURY, Minn., March 04, 2025--(BUSINESS ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: My holistic veterinarian says my 10-year-old cat Moses has rotten ...

LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ANTECH, a global veterinary diagnostics, technology and imaging company, today announced the launch of RapidRead Dental, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered ...

Scherer noted that while routine home care is one of the best ways to take care of pets’ oral health, “there may come a time when your veterinarian recommends more advanced treatment. That’s where we ...

For decades, veterinary medicine largely mirrored a reactive model of care. Pets were brought to the clinic when something went wrong. Illness, injury, visible pain. Treatment followed symptoms. Today ...