A commonly used definition of acute pain reflects its normal role in tissue protection and healing: “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.” 1 Protective pain (also called adaptive or nociceptive pain) is normal and a necessary adaptation for survival, but even protective pain causes adverse effects, and pain that exceeds the level needed for protection should be treated. ![]() Acute PainĪcute pain in response to tissue damage is often called protective pain because it causes the patient to withdraw tissue that is being damaged to protect it from further injury (e.g., a dog withdrawing a paw after it steps on something sharp) or to become less active to protect tissue that is already damaged but healing (e.g., a cat sleeping frequently after abdominal surgery). This article describes the types of pain, the reasons why chronic pain can be difficult to treat, and the use of gabapentin and amantadine for treatment of chronic pain. Gabapentin and amantadine are used as part of analgesic protocols for chronic pain relief in dogs and cats. Acute (protective) pain differs from chronic (maladaptive) pain in terms of function and treatment. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pain is not always a bad thing, and all pain is not the same.
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