I've been trying to get some more of the med kit things we've talked about. For lidocaine cream, there seems to be two kinds: for hemorrhoids and for use prior to getting tattoos. 4% or 5% seems popular. What do you all recommend? Is there a respected brand? And I found a styptic powder - for dogs - but it appears to have some benzocaine in it, which I now am thinking actually could be good, given that the amount one would use is very small.
@BY Bob I wonder if these would be helpful re our pain meds / topical pain meds discussion, if you haven't seen them already. They both seem to be adjunct materials to either a lecture or a course, but there's lots of references to studies that may be helpful. I don't get all the lingo, not by half, but I'm gathering that research into pain treatment in birds is really new.
Analgesia and Anesthesia in Birds
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.pavma.org...coechea_jose/5.analgesia_and_anesthesia_i.pdf
Pain in birds: a review for veterinary nurses
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17415349.2017.1395304