Paulo Steagall & Sheilah Robertson 
Feline Anesthesia and Pain Management [EPUB ebook] 

Foreword xvii
Contributors xix
1 Handling, Restraint, and Preanesthetic Assessment 1
Graeme Doodnaught and Paulo Steagall
2 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology 17
Bradley Simon and Paulo Steagall
3 Sedation and Premedication 35
Paulo Steagall
4 Injectable Anesthetics and Induction of Anesthesia 49
Paulo Steagall
5 Local Anesthetics and Loco-regional Techniques 67
Francesco Staffieri and Paulo Steagall
6 Inhalation and Balanced Anesthesia 89
Bruno Pypendop
7 Monitoring 105
Daniel Pang
8 Fluid Therapy 123
Peter Pascoe
9 Anesthetic Management of Special Conditions 139
Paulo Steagall
10 Anesthetic Complications 159
Polly Taylor and Sheilah Robertson
11 Mechanisms of Pain 183
Craig B. Johnson
12 Assessment and Recognition of Acute Pain 199
Sheilah Robertson
13 Treatment of Acute (Adaptive) Pain 221
Paulo Steagall and Polly Taylor
14 Assessment and Recognition of Chronic (Maladaptive) Pain 241
Beatriz Monteiro and Duncan Lascelles
15 Treatment of Chronic (Maladaptive) Pain 257
Beatriz Monteiro and Eric Troncy
Further Reading 278
Index 281

The editors
Paulo Steagall, MV, MS, Ph D, DACVAA, is an associate professor of veterinary anesthesia and analgesia at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sheilah Robertson, BVMS (Hons), Ph D, DACVAA, DECVAA, CVA, DACAW, Dip ECAWBM, is the chief medical officer for Lap of Love Inc, a large network of veterinarians offering home-based hospice and euthanasia.
Polly Taylor, MA, Vet MB, Ph D, DVA, Dip ECVAA, MRCA, FRCVS, is a European and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons specialist in veterinary anesthesia working as an independent consultant in veterinary anesthesia.