Most of our surgical and dental procedures include an item on the invoice “PAIN MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL”   What is this? In the past few years there have been many advances in the ways we detect and manage pain in pets.  In fact, these advances in pain management are some of the most beneficial procedures in small animal practices during my (Dr. Tenney) career.   The Oasis standard is to do everything possible to prevent or alleviate pain in our patients. We divide our pain manag

Osteoarthritis (OA) As my pets age, they seem to act more and more like their owner – me (Dr. Tenney). They get up slowly, they circle around when getting ready to lie down and whimper and whine a lot. Many of our clients can relate the feelings of being stiff and sore. Dogs and cats suffer from osteoarthritis just like their owners. Since this is one of the MOST COMMON conditions we treat, here is some general information for your review. Multi-modal: When a combination of v