Is That Kitty Saying Me-owch? Cats Tell Us When They Hurt. We Need to Listen and Turn Pain into Purrs.
Feline Pain Scales (Apps -- iOS and Android available)
Additional pain scales available as a pdf
- Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale - Canine
- Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale - Feline
- Feline Musculoskeletal Pain Index
- UNESP-Botucatu Multidimensional Composite Pain Scale for assessing postoperative pain in cats (available as pdf)
Additional resources
- 2022 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Acute Pain in Cats
- 2022 WSAVA Guidelines for the Recognition, Assessment and Treatment of Pain
- 2024 ISFM/AAFP Consensus Guidelines on the Long-term Use of NSAIDs in Cats
- AAHA Acute and Perioperative Assessment of Pain in Cats
- The FelineVMA Chronic Pain Educational Toolkit
