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  • Prescribing oral opioids for dogs likely doesn’t help them, veterinary experts say

    Oct 14, 2019 9:30 am by Diana YatesResearch
    With colleagues, veterinary clinical medicine professors Dr. Ashley Mitek, Dr. Stephanie Keating and Dr. Maureen McMichael, developed an online pain management training program for veterinarians.

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    'We have lots of good evidence that dogs respond favorably to injectable opioids, but the same is not true for the opioid tramadol when given orally,' said veterinary pain management specialist Dr. Stephanie Keating.

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