Do animals feel pain the same way we do? There are some clues as to how animals—especially pets—communicate physical suffering
For instance,’s dog Foster has phantom limb pain in a leg that was amputated after being hit by a car.
“He will be fast asleep and jump up and cry and look at where his leg used to be,” says Brown, who teaches surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s Veterinary Hospital, where Foster was brought in for treatment. Human amputees also experience this phenomenon. Veterinarians also rely on observant owners to report behavioral changes that may indicate painful conditions, such as no longer jumping up on the couch or a loss of appetite, Brown adds.
Scientists have developed “grimace scales,” initially used for children, for mice, rabbits, rats, and horses. Each animal displays certain physical changes that are reliable indicators of pain;. So there's some science behind owners' and vets' assertion that"I can see it in their eyes and I can see it in their face,” Brown says.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.Interpreting pain gets more challenging with non-mammals such as reptiles, which"can't make facial expressions like mammals—many don't even have eyelids,”
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