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BSAVA Guide to Pain Management in Small Animal Practice

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Approach the cage, call the cat by name and stroke along its back from head to tail
Question 5
Does it?
Respond to stroking
Is it
Unresponsive 1
Aggressive
5
of any painful area, apply similar pressure around in the hind leg above the knee
Question 6
Does it?
o nothing
Swish tail atten ears 1
Cry hiss
rowl
Bite lash out 4
Question 7
General impression
Is the cat
appy and content
isinterested uiet 1
Anxious fearful
ull
epressed grumpy 4

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Guidance for use of the numerically according to their associated pain
Glasgow Composite Measure severity and the person carrying out the
Pain Scales assessment chooses the descriptor within
each category which best ts the dog s
Canine – Short Form behaviour condition. It is important to carry
he short form composite measure pain score out the assessment procedure as described
on the questionnaire, following the protocol
C PS S can be applied uickly and reliably closely. he pain score is the sum of the
in a clinical setting and has been designed as a rank scores. he maximum score for the six
clinical decision making tool which was categories is 4, or if mobility is impossible
developed for dogs in acute pain. It includes to assess. he total C PS S score has
descriptor options within six behavioural been shown to be a useful indicator of
categories, including mobility. ithin each analgesic requirement and the recommended
category, the descriptors are ranked analgesic intervention level is 6 4 or .

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