Whether a horse is on the operating table for colic or a broken bone, pain management after surgery is critical. In recent years research has clearly shown that making horses as comfortable and pain-free as possible postoperatively leads to shorter hospital stays and better healing.

Despite leaping strides in the field of veterinary anesthesia over the past decade, there is still a lot o

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