Pain in domestic animals and how to assess it: a review

In recent years more attention has been paid to the issue of pain in animals, particularly in association with increasing awareness of animal welfare. It is therefore necessary for veterinarians to be able to recognise unambiguously whether an animal suffers from pain or not. Pain in animals is in s...

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Published in:Veterinární medicína 2012-04, Vol.57 (4), p.185-192
Main Author: Landa, L., Veterinarni a Farmaceuticka Univ., Brno (Czech Republic). Fakulta Veterinarniho Lekarstvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal pain
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
ANIMAL WELFARE
Animals
BEHAVIOUR
BIEN-ETRE ANIMAL
BIENESTAR ANIMAL
clinics
COMPORTAMIENTO
COMPORTEMENT
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC
DIAGNOSTICO
DOLOR
Domestic animals
DOULEUR
DURACION
DURATION
DUREE
FISIOLOGIA ANIMAL
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MEDECINE VETERINAIRE
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
NEUROFISIOLOGIA
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIE
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
PAIN
painful responses
PHYSIOLOGIE ANIMALE
physiology
Reviews
SINTOMAS
SYMPTOME
SYMPTOMS
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Veterinary surgeons
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Summary:In recent years more attention has been paid to the issue of pain in animals, particularly in association with increasing awareness of animal welfare. It is therefore necessary for veterinarians to be able to recognise unambiguously whether an animal suffers from pain or not. Pain in animals is in some aspects more complex than in humans and it can be rather difficult to evaluate the seriousness and impact of painful events. Therefore, we have to recognise the signs of pain according to indirect markers which involve behavioural, physiological and clinical responses. Moreover, the behavioural changes associated with pain can be along with the general signs also species-specific, and hardly recognisable (and for an inexperienced observer seemingly unimportant), which makes pain assessment even more complicated. The current review formulates definitions of pain and its classification. It is focused on methods that may facilitate pain recognition in animals, which is crucial for an effective pain assessment and consequent effective pain management. The review combines recent knowledge with well proven facts concerning pain and furthermore also highlights the author's own research on pain assessment.
ISSN:0375-8427
1805-9392
DOI:10.17221/5915-VETMED