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Can You Recognize Pain in Your Cat?

December 16, 2015Catsamcny, animal medical center, animals, ann hohenhaus, cats, medicine, NYC, pain, pets, veterinary, vetsAMCteam

A diagram of cat facial expressions

At least every day, if not more often, I am asked by a worried cat family, “Is my cat in pain?” This is probably a more difficult question for me to answer than the other one I hear every day, “Why did my cat get cancer?” Signs of Pain Many of the current recommendations to

How Do You Know if Your Dog is in Pain?

June 6, 2011AnesthesiaAMC, animal, animal hospital, animal medical center, animals, ann hohenhaus, bone tumor, canine, dog, dog bite, dog pain, dogs, french bulldog, health, invertebral disc disease, irish setter, limping, new york vet, pain, pain medication, pet, pet emergency, pet health, pet healthcare, pet insurance, pet owner, pets, radiation therapy, slipped disc, Surgery, tales from the pet clinic, vet, veterinarian, veterinary care, WebMDgb_dev

I get asked this question daily by at least one worried dog owner. Since dogs can’t talk, how do we identify a dog in pain? Dogs and Pain Sometimes identifying pain is easy. Dogs hit by a car or suffering from another traumatic injury are obviously painful. Here is a photograph of an Irish Setter,