Local anesthesia and analgesia in dogs and cats

Local anesthesia and analgesia are frequently used in human medicine for management of perioperative pain. These techniques, in addition to providing analgesia during and after surgeries, could reduce the dose of anesthetics and decrease the frequency of administration of systemic analgesics. In recent years and with growing emphasis on improving pain management for animals, using of local anesthesia and analgesia were considered in dogs and cats. Most of the methods used in local anesthesia and analgesia are simple and need no complicated and especial facilities; nevertheless, using different drugs, more advanced equipment, and various methods could improve pain management. The present article is aimed to review the more common drugs, equipment, and methods used in local anesthesia and analgesia of dogs and cats.