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2021 Jul 30


J Feline Med Surg

Use of mechanical thresholds in a model of feline clinical acute pain and their correlation with the Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale scores.

Authors

Nicholls D, Merchant-Walsh M, Dunne J, Cortellini N P, Adami C
J Feline Med Surg. 2021 Jul 30:1098612X211035051.
PMID: 34328358.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of mechanical thresholds (MT), measured with the SMALGO (Small Animal ALGOmeter), and to determine whether there was a correlation between MT and Glasgow Feline Composite Measure Pain Scale (CMPS-Feline) scores in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy.