Pain Management
A pet with pain is no different than a person–they need customized treatment.
Pain Management

Not all pain is created equal. Some is short-lived (like an injection), some is manageable w/ accommodation (like limping to relieve a sore ankle), and some is incredibly severe (like a broken back that makes a pet bite their owner when being helped). If pain goes away quickly and is minor enough, the negative impact is slight. As the duration and/or severity of pain rises, all of the negative impacts start to add up, and pets need our help.
Signs & Symptoms
Common pain behaviors are:
- growling and/or purring (cats)
- not grooming (cats)
- not moving from one spot (cats)
- squinting (cats)
- crying and/or whining (dogs)
- glassy-eyed, vacant look (dogs)
- hunched up body (cats and dogs)
- restlessness and changing positions a lot (dogs)
- shaking and trembling (dogs)
- hiding (cats and dogs)
- irritable or aggressive (cats and dogs)
- no appetite (cats and dogs)
- protecting the hurting body part (cats and dogs)

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