How to implement a pain scoring system.

Strong bonds with clients make for healthy pets, profitable practices, and fruitful careers.

"Pet owners don't want their pets to suffer, so we rarely encounter resistance to our pain management recommendations," says Robin Downing, DVM, Dipl. AAPM, owner of Windsor Veterinary Clinic and The Downing Center for Animal Pain Management in Windsor, Colo.

Your team can help heal the hurt pets feel with a pain management program that supports pet owners. Robin Downing, DVM, DAAPM, CVA, explains why helping pets manage their pain is one of the most compassionate jobs you can do and offers advice to launch an effective program for your practice.

Q What can we do to gently handle pets with possible pain issues?

Your team can help heal the hurt pets feel with a pain management program that supports pet owners.

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