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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Université de Montréal, Canada - 'Feline grimace scale' published - Measuring a cat's pain

Title:
'Feline grimace scale' published 

Author:
Jeff Heinrich

Published:
Phys.org, 21 February 2020

From the article:
"When your cat folds back its ears, closes its eyes, puts its whiskers forward or tucks its head between the shoulders, it's most likely a sign that it's feeling pain. But how much pain?  

Thanks to research done at Université de Montréal, veterinarians can now assess that with a new tool: the Feline Grimace Scale."

To read this article:
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-feline-grimace-scale-published.html

For more information:
Evangelista, M.C., Watanabe, R., Leung, V.S.Y. et al. Facial expressions of pain in cats: the development and validation of a Feline Grimace Scale. Scientific Reports, 9, 19128 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55693-8