In our latest podcast, Modifying the Microbiome to Minimise Pain, Matt talks to Dr Siobhain O’Mahony, a leading academic in microbiome research. Dr O’Mahony has published work within human medicine, examining the link between the microbiome and pain outcomes after surgery. And we ask, ‘How could this translate into our field of veterinary pain management?’  We also touch upon what we should eat ourselves and ask whether we are feeding our pets correctly. References for shownotes The gut...

Spoiler alert - you need to listen to this podcast to understand if there is a place for subcutaneous methadone in veterinary clinical practice! In this edition, Matt reviews the first paper that investigated pharmacokinetics of subcutaneous methadone and first raised the question of using this route in dogs. Matt then chats to anaesthesia specialist Aoife Ryan about a study they performed together to attempt to enhance our understanding around this topic. With Carl, we then chat through a...

Professor Clare Rusbridge is a global thought leader in the management of syringomyelia, Chiari malformation and phantom scratching. To assist vets in treatment of these conditions, Clare has recently updated and released her 2024 treatment algorithms. In this episode, Matt discusses the new algorithms with Clare, as well as ensuring we have our diagnosis correct and also looking to the future with these diseases. You can read the treatment algorithms...

Meet Prof Paulo Steagall. Hear about his career, where the feline grimace scale developed from, and what the future of the FGS is. In this episode, Matt & Carl chat through all things relating to feline pain scoring with Paulo and explore a number of questions. Where does AI fit with the future of the feline grimace scale? Can pet owners use the feline grimace scale? Are cats difficult to pain score? The podcast takes a look at how pain scoring is just one part of the picture of...

It's been two years since bedinvetmab was launched as a treatment for the pain associated with osteoarthritis - quickly followed by frunevetmab. During that time Matt has lectured around the world on the topic. This podcast brings together a number of questions that have been raised as part of those lectures - and we always say that if someone has a question, then 10 are people are thinking the same thing! After this podcast you will have a better understanding of the anti nerve growth...

Join Matt & Carl as we discuss the two papers here that document the difference between using pregabalin and gabapentin after spinal surgery in dogs. Reflective learning After listening to this podcast do you see a place for gabapentinoids in the management of pain following spinal surgery? How will this understanding impact the management of your current and future patients?  Learning actions Watch Gwen Covey Crump's webinar on gabapentinoids. Watch Matt's webinar on descending...

What is ERAS? What are the principles and components of ERAS? In this podcast Carl will explore these questions, some of the medical and veterinary literature and explain how we can incorporate this into our everyday clinical practice and pain management protocols. Your learning outcomes for this podcast are; Understand what ERAS is Learn how some published studies can be used to practice ERAS in your clinic Your option for reflection Consider how you can incorporate ERAS into your...

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? 

NMDA antagonists are excellent additions to chronic pain management. Why would you choose either? How do they work and what evidence do we have? In this edition of our member podcast, Matt reviews the use of these drugs and how they can help your patients. 

Recently Matt joined the team at Vet Vault to discuss analgesic management of Caesarean sections - amongst other things! You'll enjoy this lively discussion! 

This month we review two studies comparing different methods to confirm correct epidural injection placement in dogs in sternal and lateral recumbency.

Our December podcast presents the results of our latest Zero Pain Insight looking at grapiprant prescribing considerations. 

Our November podcast explores the use of fentanyl transdermal patches in dogs and cats.