Topics: Feline friendly handling; Stress - associated illness and environmental enrichment;
Recognizing pain in cats; Feline medicine and behavior
Not exact matches
Cats don't show signs of
pain in the same way dogs do!Often you will
recognize signs of
pain only as alterations
in their behavior and habits: your
cat might prefer to lie
in warmer places, won't jump any more onto the favourite spot on the window sill or doesn't want to be stroked on certain parts of the body.
Lascelles was the 2017 winner of the AVMF / Winn Research Award, honoring his work
in recognizing and managing
pain in cats.
Veterinary anesthesiologist and
pain expert Dr. Paolo Steagall of the University of Montreal
recognized the need for better
pain relief
in cats, especially those
in stressful shelter environments.
Recognizing and treating
pain in cats has evolved dramatically over time.
This can make it difficult to
recognize if your
cat is sick or
in pain.
Listen to Dr. Sheilah Robertson, Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, give an outstanding presentation on how we can
recognize pain in our dog and
cat patients and what we can do to help them feel better.
Recognizing chronic
pain in cats is challenging.
Learning how to
recognize the subtle signs of
pain in your
cat is one way you can improve its quality of life and strengthen your bond.
Dr. Lascelles, a faculty member at North Carolina State University,
recognized that veterinarians needed help diagnosing and treating
cats in pain.
By the time a
cat guardian
recognizes that a
cat is
in pain, chronic
pain may already have a considerable impact on the
cat's quality of life.
We also were among the first to
recognize and invest
in better
pain management for
cats.