Detecting Feline Chronic Pain

Feline chronic pain is a multi-layer obstacle course, each hurdle difficult but possible with practice and determination. The first hurdle is admitting it exists; however, we cannot stop there. Detecting chronic pain is a team sport, requiring all cat caregivers to be aligned and educated. This session will focus on tools and techniques for detecting feline chronic pain.

Speaker Bio

Alison Gottlieb, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC)

Alison graduated from Towson State University with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Behavior. She earned certification in emergency and critical care in 2000. Alison has served on the board of AVECCT as a member at large and on the application committee. Alison is the Co-founder/Owner of Four Paws Consulting LLC, an education-based veterinary consultant. She is an active member of AAFP and ISFM. Over the years Alison has published many feline articles, frequently on pain; as well as authored a chapter on pain in the ICU. Alison has lectured extensively with Australia and New Zealand being amongst her favorites. Currently, Ali is the Education Coordinator at CROWN in New Jersey and resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her favorite topics/areas are anything feline, osteoarthritis, analgesia, and low-stress handling. In the clinic, you can usually find Alison giving the patients catnip and feeding cats. She spends most of her free time outside with her pit bull and her cats.

RACE Credits 

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This program 20-879892 is approved by the AAVSB RACE to offer a total of 1.00 CE Credits (1.00 max) being available to any one veterinarian: and/or 1.00 Veterinary Technician CE Credits (1.00 max). This RACE approval is for the subject matter categorie(s) of: Medical using the delivery method(s) of: Non-Interactive Distance. This approval is valid in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE; however, participants are responsible for ascertaining each board's CE requirements.