17/09/2024
September is ‘Pain Awareness Month’
Boadleys Veterinary Hospital is lucky to have Fergus Coutts Veterinary Pain Management on hand to treat and manage pain in all of our furry friends!
If you feel like your pet is in pain, or you need advice for your pet please get in touch 🐕🦺🐈🦴
Signs of Pain
It is important to be on the look out for early signs of pain in your pet so that if there are any health issues they can be addressed early. Osteoarthritis is recognised as the commonest cause of chronic pain.
The pain starts off mild then will gradually progress over the pets life it is important to stop the pain when it is mild as it makes it easier to control and manage as it progresses.
Signs of Pain in Dogs:
🐶 Reluctant to get up out of its bed
🐶 Slower on walks
🐶 Struggles with steps or stairs
🐶 Not grooming well
🐶 Reactive to being touched (jumps as if got a fright or yelp or growl when touched)
🐶 Quiet and doesn't want to play
🐶 Unusual aggression to you, or other bouncy dogs when on walks.
Signs of Pain in Cats:
🐱 Not as keen to go outside
🐱 Reluctant to get out of bed
🐱 Struggles with steps or stairs
🐱 Not grooming well (often in short haired cats there is a matt of hair that forms on their back just before the tail, this can be a sign that they are too sore to reach that far back)
🐱 Reactive to being touched (jumps as if got a fright, hiss or growl when touched).
🐱 Uses foot stools to get onto furniture, instead of jumping.
If you think that your pet is in pain and would like some help or advice for your pet please first contact your own vet, or contact me via email/telephone or DM.
