12 分鐘

Ep 24: Karen Walsh discusses chronic pain in companion animals Vet Times Podcast

    • 科學

With pets, like their owners, now living to an older age, more of them will be impacted by chronic pain issues.

Karen Walsh is an RCVS specialist in veterinary anaesthesia and European specialist in anaesthesia and analgesia, and in this Vet Times Podcast she discusses pain management issues in companion animals.



Karen graduated from the RVC in 1994. After enjoying work as a first opinion vet, she trained at the Animal Health Trust and the RVC as a veterinary anaesthetist. She gained her RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia in 1999 and her European diploma in the same discipline in 2007.

After working many years as an anaesthetist in a variety of referral centres, Karen joined Eye Veterinary Clinic – a veterinary ophthalmology referral practice based in Herefordshire – as owner and director in 2017.

Karen enjoys the variety of the work in a busy referral clinic, but has a particular interest in pain management. Her role is to support the nurses and vets in the field of anaesthesia, as well as running pain clinics and a consultancy for other veterinary clinics.

Karen has written the Focus article in Veterinary Times (volume 50, issue 8 – 18 February issue) “Managing chronic pain in cats and dogs”, which is also online at https://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/managing-chronic-pain-in-cats-and-dogs/

Within the article, she discusses the importance and process of detection and treatment in both canine and feline patients.

Much as in this podcast, she looks at a multimodality therapy approach, and stresses that a close working relationship with the pet owner is vitally important for success.

With pets, like their owners, now living to an older age, more of them will be impacted by chronic pain issues.

Karen Walsh is an RCVS specialist in veterinary anaesthesia and European specialist in anaesthesia and analgesia, and in this Vet Times Podcast she discusses pain management issues in companion animals.



Karen graduated from the RVC in 1994. After enjoying work as a first opinion vet, she trained at the Animal Health Trust and the RVC as a veterinary anaesthetist. She gained her RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia in 1999 and her European diploma in the same discipline in 2007.

After working many years as an anaesthetist in a variety of referral centres, Karen joined Eye Veterinary Clinic – a veterinary ophthalmology referral practice based in Herefordshire – as owner and director in 2017.

Karen enjoys the variety of the work in a busy referral clinic, but has a particular interest in pain management. Her role is to support the nurses and vets in the field of anaesthesia, as well as running pain clinics and a consultancy for other veterinary clinics.

Karen has written the Focus article in Veterinary Times (volume 50, issue 8 – 18 February issue) “Managing chronic pain in cats and dogs”, which is also online at https://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/managing-chronic-pain-in-cats-and-dogs/

Within the article, she discusses the importance and process of detection and treatment in both canine and feline patients.

Much as in this podcast, she looks at a multimodality therapy approach, and stresses that a close working relationship with the pet owner is vitally important for success.

12 分鐘

熱門科學 Podcast

你所不知道的動物世界
兔猻
老高與小茉 Mr & Mrs Gao
老高與小茉 Mr & Mrs Gao
聽起來很科學
台灣科學人股份有限公司
淇葩人 ChiPodRant
阿淇博士 Dr. Achi
Science, Quickly
Scientific American
化石老蕭說故事
化石先生