Feline Pain Assessment Techniques For Cats With Auditory Nerve Damage

2022 WSAVA guidelines for the recognition, assessment and treatment of pain

The Feline Grimace Scale© (FGS) is a tool for acute pain assessment of cats based on changes in facial expressions. Five action units (AU) (ear position, orbital tightening, muzzle tension, whiskers change and head position) are individually scored from 0 to 2.

In cats , assessment of acute pain should rely on a combination of palpation and pain assessment tools, such as the Feline Grimace Scale. Conversely, assessment of chronic pain depends on owner input to a much greater extent.

Neuropathic Pain in Cats

Neuropathic pain—pain originating from nerve or spinal damage—can profoundly affect cats , yet it's often underdiagnosed. In this in-depth guide, we'll cover what neuropathic pain is, how to detect subtle clinical signals, diagnostic pathways, multimodal therapies, and home support to optimize your cat's comfort and quality of life.

Abstract Practical relevance: Increases in cat ownership worldwide mean more cats are requiring veterinary care. Illness, trauma and surgery can result in acute pain , and effective management of pain is required for optimal feline welfare (ie, physical health and mental wellbeing). Validated pain assessment tools are available and pain management plans for the individual patient should ...

Determining if a cat is in pain, and treatment options

Neuropathic pain represents the extreme in maladaptive pain processing. In itself, it is a disease in which pain has become exaggerated in some combination of scope, severity, character, field, duration, and spontaneity. It is almost certainly an underappreciated, underdiagnosed cause of possible significant patient morbidity in cats . This article explores the basic mechanisms, recognition ...

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