Quality of Life assessment tools – Pain assessment tools – Cats
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4.b.ii. Cats
Published 31 August 2021 | Updated 23 January 2024
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Grimace scale
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An inFOCUS summary of this article is available. - Steagall, P.V. and Monteiro, B.P. (2019) Acute pain in cats: Recent advances in clinical assessment. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 21 (1), pp. 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X18808103
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Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale
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An inFOCUS summary of this article is available. - Calvo, G. et al (2014) Development of a behaviour‐based measurement tool with defined intervention level for assessing acute pain in cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 55 (12), pp. 622-629. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12280
- Monteiro, B.P. and Steagall, P.V. (2019) Chronic pain in cats: Recent advances in clinical assessment. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 21 (7), pp. 601–614. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X19856179
An inFOCUS summary of this article is available. - Goldberg, M.E. (2018) Pain scoring systems for cats. Feline Focus, 4 (1), pp. 15-21.
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