Feline Acute Pain Score - TABELA DE DOR EM FELINOS

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Pain 
score 
 
Posture when 
awake 
 
Psychological & Behavioural 
 
Action to take 
 
 
 
 Content and quiet when unattended 
 Comfortable when resting 
 Interested in or curious about surroundings 
 
No action 
 
 
 
 Withdrawal from surroundings or change in 
normal routine 
 Less interested in surroundings but will look 
around to see what is going on 
 
Report to vet 
at next visit 
 
 Decreased responsiveness, seeks solitude 
 Quiet, loss of bright eyes 
 Lays curled up or sits tucked up 
 Hair coat appears rough or fluffed up 
 May intensively groom the area that is 
painful or irritating 
 Decreased appetite; not interested in food 
 
Report to vet 
immediately 
 
 Constantly yowling, growling or hissing if 
unattended 
 May bite or chew at wound or body part 
but unlikely to move if left alone 
 
Report to vet 
immediately 
 
 Prostrate 
 Potentially unresponsive to or unaware of 
surroundings, difficult to distract from pain 
 Receptive to care (even mean or wild cats 
will be more tolerant of contact) 
 
 
Report to vet 
immediately 
Massey University 
Feline Acute Pain Scale* 
(for pain evaluation at home) 
Modified Feline Acute Pain Scale for 
pain evaluation at home 
 
Patient’s name _______________________ 
 
Case # ____________________________ 
 
Date _____________Time ____________ 
 
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4 
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Mark on the diagrams below any areas of your cat’s body that are tender, warm, or 
consistently tense. Rate the severity of those findings using the scale on the front side of 
this form. 
 
 
Comments: 
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 Scoring Instructions: 
 Scoring should only be done when cat is awake. 
 Scoring should be done on every visit before and after treatment. 
 Always start at the top of the page. 
 Put a checkmark [ ] if the cat shows the particular behaviour and a cross mark [X] if 
the cat does not. 
 Do not leave any box unmarked. 
 Circle the number closest to the last check mark in the vertical numerical scale on the 
left. That number is the cat’s pain score. 
*Note: this form is a modification of the pain scale previously used and described at the 
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University 
 
Signature of person completing this form: _______________________________________ 
 
O Tender to palpation 
X Warm 
 Tense