Treatment of Chronic Pain

Once feline chronic pain has been identified, treatment can begin. This is a delicate balance of compromise, patience, and creativity. Our plan needs to be long-term, approved by the cat, and feasible for the caregiver as well. This session will focus on treatment options for all members of the cat care team.

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, Alison 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 

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.