To make a pain medicine appointment with either Dr. Bonnie Wright or Dr. Narda Robinson for your animal companion, contact the Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, small animal reception desk, at 970-297-4477.
What we offer:
Pain medicine evaluations and treatment of chronic pain and other issues affecting quality of life
Natural healing consultations
Interventional pain medicine techniques
Acupuncture
Low-level laser therapy
Gentle manual therapy
What to expect:
For a new patient pain medicine consultation, please allow an hour for the initial evaluation. We would like you to be present, with your animal companion, throughout the evaluation and treatment. We try to keep patients comfortable and relaxed, and usually sit on a soft floor mat instead of a cold treatment table. We will ask you many questions about your friend's problem and entire medical history. If you have medical records or xrays from your regular veterinarian, please bring copies to the appointment. After we perform our history and physical examination, we will likely discuss with you an array of potential treatment options, unless we think further workup or referral is necessary. Please feel free to ask questions and become involved. You are an important part of the process. If you would like, we can also show you some easy home care massage techniques that may improve your animal friend's sense of well-being.
Natural healing consultations proceed in much the same way as the pain evaluations, except that if you have already received supplements from a holistic veterinarian and have questions, please bring all of the products to the appointment so that Dr. Robinson can review the contents.
Acupuncture, low-level laser therapy, and massage (or gentle manual therapy techniques) often help patients relax and are generally well-tolerated.
If you have questions about what to expect, contact Dr. Narda Robinson, at Narda.Robinson@colostate.edu or 970-297-4202.
