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Pain Management

To read more about our research on pain management in dogs, explore the articles and abstracts below:

Veterinary Education and Experience Shape Beliefs About Dog Breeds. Part 1: Pain Sensitivity

 Caddiell RMP, White P, Lascelles BDX, Royal K, Ange van-Heugten, Gruen ME. Sci Rep 13, 13846 (2023).

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Veterinary Education and Experience Shape Beliefs About Dog Breeds. Part 2: Trust

Caddiell RMP, White P, Lascelles BDX, Royal K, Ange van-Heugten, Gruen ME. Sci Rep 13, 13847 (2023)

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Border Collie stares at the camera with tongue sticking out holding a bone between paws.

Pain Sensitivity Differs Between Dog Breeds But Not in the Way Veterinarians Believe

Caddiell RMP, Cunningham RM, White P, Lascelles BDX*, Gruen ME. (2023). Frontiers in Pain Research, 4.

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Retriever walking toward the camera on grass.

2022 AAHA Pain Management Guidelines for Dogs and Cats

Gruen, M. E., Lascelles, B. D. X., Colleran, E., Gottlieb, A., Johnson, J., Lotsikas, P., . . . Wright, B. (2022). Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, 58(2), 55-76.

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A German Shepherd sitting and presenting their paw to the experimenter in our cognitive lab.

Assessment of Sensory Thresholds in Dogs Using Mechanical and Hot Thermal Quantitative Sensory Testing

Cunningham, R. M., Park, R. M., Knazovicky, D., Lascelles, B. D. X., & Gruen, M. E. (2021). Journal of Visualized Experiments, 176(e62841), 1-17.

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A brown and white border collie mix sits on the edge of a rock with the wind blowing.

Do Dog Breeds Differ in Pain Sensitivity? Veterinarians and the Public Believe They Do

Gruen, M. E., White, W., & Hare, B. (2020). PLoS ONE, 15(3), 1-14.

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Doberman puppy sits in a chair with eyes closed staring at the camera.

Functional Linear Modeling of Activity Data Shows Analgesic-mediated Improved Sleep in Dogs with Spontaneous Osteoarthritis Pain

Gruen, M. E., Samson, D. R., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2019). Scientific Reports, 9(14192), 1-6.

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Tan dogs back paws.

Replicate Effects and Test-Retest Reliability of Quantitative Sensory Threshold Testing in Dogs With and Without Chronic Pain

Knazovixky, D., Helgeson, E. S., Case, B., Thomson, A., Gruen, M. E., Maixner, W., & Lascelles, B. D. X. (2018). Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 31(S 01).

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Black and brown mixed breed dog faces a gate, but looks back at the camera.

The Use of Trazodone to Facilitate Calm Behavior After Elective Orthopedic Surgery in Dogs: Results and Lessons Learned from a Clinical Trial

Gruen, M. E., Roe, S. C., Griffith, E. H., & Sherman, B. L. (2017). Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 22, 41-45.

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Tan and white mixed breed dog stands in front of a fence and looks back toward camera.

Use of Trazadone to Facilitate Postsurgical Confinement in Dogs

Gruen, M. E., Roe, S. C., Griffist, E., Hamilton, A., & Sherman, B. L. (2014). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 245(3), 296-301.

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A stethoscope and a cellphone lay on a table.

Qualitative Exploration of the Hidden Curriculum in Communicating Dog Breed
Stereotypes During Veterinary Clinical Training

Caddiell, R. M. P., Gruen, M. E., Lascelles, B. D. X., & Kedrowicz, A. A. (2024). Journal of Veterinary Medical Education.

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