Education

• PhD – Feline analgesia - Sao Paulo State University - Brazil and WCVM, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
• Ms – Feline analgesia - Sao Paulo State University – Brazil
• Residency in Veterinary Anesthesiology - Sao Paulo State University – Brazil
• Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (MV) – Sao Paulo State University – Brazil.

Clinical Interests

Pain management in cats (both in clinical and experimental settings)
Multimodal analgesia in dogs and cats with emphasis in CRIs
Safety of NSAIDs in dogs and cats

Recent Publications

Evaluation of the isoflurane sparing effects of lidocaine and fentanyl during surgery in dogs. PVM Steagall, FJ Teixeira Neto, BW Minto, D Campagnol, MA Correa. J Am Vet Med Assoc 229, 522-527, 2006.

Effects of subcutaneous methadone, morphine, buprenorphine or saline on thermal and pressure thresholds. PVM Steagall, P Carnicelli, PM Taylor, SPL Luna, M Dixon, TH Ferreira. J Vet Pharm Therap 29, 531–537, 2006.

Development of a pressure nociceptive threshold testing device for evaluation of analgesics in cats. MJ Dixon, PM Taylor, PVM Steagall, JT Brondani, SPL Luna. Res Vet Sci 82, 85-92, 2007.

Evaluation of adverse effects of oral long-term administration of carprofen, etodolac, flunixin meglumine, ketoprofen and meloxicam in dogs. SPL Luna, AC Basílio, PVM Steagall, LP Machado, FQ Moutinho, RK Takahira, CV Brandão. Am J Vet Res 68, 258–264, 2007.

Evaluation of the adverse effects of oral firocoxib in healthy dogs. PVM Steagall, FB Mantovani, TH Ferreira, ES Salcedo, FQ Moutinho, SP Luna. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 30, 218–223, 2007.

Effects of buprenorphine, carprofen and saline on thermal and mechanical nociceptive thresholds in cats. PVM Steagall, PM Taylor, JT Brondani, SPL Luna, M Dixon, TH Ferreira. Vet Anaesth Analg 34, 344-350, 2007.

Carprofen and buprenorphine prevent hyperalgesia in a model of inflammatory pain in cats. PM Taylor, PVM Steagall, MJ Dixon, TH Ferreira, SPL Luna Res Vet Sci 38, 369-375, 2007.

Effects of remifentanil on the cardiorespiratory function and on the responses to noxious stimulation in propofol anesthetized cats. MA Correa, AJA Aguiar, FJ Teixeira Neto, GM Mendes, PVM Steagall, AF Lima. Am J Vet Res 68:932-40, 2007.

Antinociceptive effects of tramadol and acepromazine in cats. PVM Steagall, PM Taylor, JT Brondani, SPL Luna, M Dixon. J Fel Med Surg 10:24-31, 2008.

Sedative and cardiorespiratory effects of acepromazine or atropine given prior to dexmedetomidine in dogs. R Alvaides, FJ Teixeira Neto, AJA Aguiar, D Campagnol, PVM Steagall. Vet Rec 162:852-856, 2008.

Effects of the opioid remifentanil on the arrhythmogenicity of epinephrine in halothane-anesthetized dogs. NA Garofalo, FJ Teixeira-Neto, DS Schwartz, MC Vailati, PVM Steagall. Can J Vet Res 72, 362-366, 2008.

Effects of meperidine or saline on thermal, mechanical and electrical nociceptive thresholds. V Millette, PVM Steagall, T Duke, AJ Livingston. Vet Anaesth Analg 35, 543-547, 2008.

Evaluation of the adverse effects of subcutaneous carprofen over six days in healthy cats. PVM Steagall, FQ Moutinho, FB Mantovani, D Passarelli, A Thomassian Res Vet Sci 86,115-120, 2009.

Dose-related antinociceptive effects of intravenous buprenorphine in cats. PVM Steagall, FB Mantovani, PM Taylor, MJ Dixon, SPL Luna. Vet J (in press) doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.06.017

Effects of remifentanil on the minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in cats. TH Ferreira, AJA Aguiar, A Valverde, FJ Teixeira Neto, PVM Steagall, JNH Soares. Am J Vet Res 70, 581-8, 2009.

Analgesia after ovariohysterectomy in cats with buprenorphine and carprofen alone or in combination. PVM Steagall, PM Taylor, LCC Rodrigues, TH Ferreira, BW Minto, AJA Aguiar. Vet Rec 164, 359-63, 2009.

Antinociceptive effects of epidural administration of hydromorphone in conscious cats. B Ambros, PVM Steagall, F Mantovani, P Gilbert, T Duke-Novakovski. Am J Vet Res (in press).