OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN CHECKLIST.


THESE SYMPTOMS WARRANT A VETERINARY EVALUATION OF YOUR PET FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS.


Changes in activity: [ ] Difficulty rising from a resting position. [ ] Difficulty getting into a resting position (lying down or sitting).


[ ] Lying down or spending more time resting more than usual.


[ ] Stiffness and lameness after exercise. [ ] Reluctance to go for their usual walks or runs (or preferring shorter walks).


[ ] Trouble getting up or down from a bed or sofa.


[ ] Problems getting into, or out of, a car. [ ] Trouble climbing stairs (or simply slower on stairs than usual).


[ ] Limping or favoring a leg or stiffness in one leg.


[ ] Difficulty walking, running or jumping normally.


[ ] Change in posture such as a hunched or arched back, drooping back end, stiff neck.


Changes in behavior (may be subtle at first):


[ ] Uncharacteristic hiding or being less social in general.


[ ] Decreased appetite or less, or interest in food.


[ ] Hesitant around other pets or children. [ ] Loss of interest in play (with people or other pets).


[ ] Unusual barking or other vocalization (whining, groaning).


[ ] Aggressive or defensive reactions to touch or to other pets (twitching skin, grumpiness).


[ ] Avoiding being petted or brushed over certain areas.


[ ] No longer enthusiastically greeting people. [ ] Difficulty getting in position to defecate. [ ] For male dogs – squatting to urinate, rather than lifting his leg.


[ ] For female dogs – shaking while she squats to urinate or defecate.


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