https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/10960/cat-pain-scale---do-the-survey Dear all, A collaborative group from the Universities of Glasgow and Florida are developing an acute pain scale for cats. We have a list of words that vets and nurses tell us are indicative of cats in acute pain and we now need to rank themen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99392?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:22:42 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:ff344a14-ad9d-4b10-951b-ece8b8d56b18Kerry Spain<p>That was so boring <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Sleepy_smiley.gif" alt="Sleep" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99389?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:59:46 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:9d638af6-6ed5-49a7-b9ce-e0d539853025Phrin Vernon RVN<p>That was really hard! And the answers would be totally different depending on the individual&nbsp; cat in question<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Confused_smiley.png" alt="Tongue Tied" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99388?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:40:42 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:10598369-0123-4f8f-b070-80e3edc596c3Claire Cameron<p>I found it quite boring...maybe some diagrams may have made it a bit more interesting. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99384?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:26:12 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:a960dccd-a4b8-4f9a-8fc5-dd6b0ff9582dVicky RVN<p>Glad i&#39;m not the only one who found it hard!&nbsp; I gave up!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99379?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:58:14 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b6084188-ac74-4886-8d87-9890f364e37cStella Skelton RVN<p>Yeah....i found it quite difficult - especially when you consider that most cats don&#39;t like to show their pain or suffering therefore i tend to think they may be uncomfortable when they&#39;re very quiet and unresponsive...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99378?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:49:30 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:0fc7f5b6-2ea0-4b73-8814-76675d812abaCarol Cottrell<p><em>2nd attempt coming up! </em></p> <p><em>Lost the will to live part way through <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Sleepy_smiley.gif" alt="Sleep" /></em></p> <p><em>Now completed but how unwieldy???? <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Oh_my_God_smiley.png" alt="Surprise" /></em></p> <p><em></em></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99372?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:47:54 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:496f3334-0e07-48d0-ba44-d3df6b037cb6Polly P<p>I did it, it didn&#39;t take so long. I had to think a bit though because cats are so individual... One would express more pain by trying to eviscerate you, when another would simply sit hunched up... Tricky.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99350?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:53:52 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:8c074658-ab99-4448-bdfa-2c75e6300ee7Mrs Dot Dot<p>Done<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Big Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/99347?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:42:26 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2786188a-2fcf-4a04-905b-998dab61bb73Kim Buckley<p>Done it. Actually found it quite difficult! Cats are so hard to read. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>