In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Steven Budsberg, DVM, MS, DACVS, a Full Professor at University of Georgia (Go, Dawgs!) on the management of osteoarthritis and chronic pain in our veterinary patients. Tune into this VETgirl podcast to learn how common osteoarthritis (OA) is in dogs and cats, how their presentation, progression and treatment is different between cats and dogs, and what the role that inflammation plays in OA. Also, learn why you shouldn't be hesitant on implementing NSAIDs in your OA patients, as pain control is so important - especially in our geriatric population. Learn new targets for therapy, such as Nerve Growth Factor, and how they may impact our current approach to pain management of OA in our veterinary patients, and what's new. We also discuss his pivotal study (JAVMA 2018) on the use of tramadol in dogs, and how it has not been found to be effective for analgesia.