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BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice

VetBooks.ir Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale
(Canine – Short Form)

Short form of the Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale
Dog’s name .............................................................................. Date ....................................... ime .................................. ospital number ...........................
Procedure or condition .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
In the sections below please circle the appropriate score in each list and sum these to give the total score
A. Look at dog in kennel
Is the dog?
(i) (ii)
uiet Ignoring any wound or painful area
Crying or whimpering 1 Looking at wound or painful area 1
roaning Licking wound or painful area
Screaming Rubbing wound or painful area
Chewing wound or painful area 4
In the case of spinal, pelvic or multiple limb fractures, or where assistance is re uired to aid locomotion,
do not carry out section B and proceed to C. Please tick if this is the case then proceed to C
If it has a wound or painful area including
(iii) 2
Normal round the site
Lame 1 Does it?
(iv)
Slow or reluctant o nothing
Sti Look round 1
It refuses to move 4
linch
rowl or guard area
Snap 4
Cry

Is the dog? Is the dog?
(v) (vi)
appy and content or happy and bouncy Comfortable
uiet 1 Unsettled 1
Indi erent or non responsive to surroundings Restless
Nervous or anxious or fearful unched or tense
epressed or non responsive to stimulation 4 Rigid 4
Total score (i+ii+iii+iv+v+vi) = ...............................
Reproduced with permission from ac ueline Reid, University of lasgow, School of Veterinary edicine, U

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