Any kind of accurate pain measurement mechanism would be revolutionary in veterinary care.
We recently found ourselves in a horrible situation. Our dog rapidly came down with a mystery illness that saw him go from bouncy to unable to stand in the span of a few hours. 6 hours of testing, 2nd opinions and specialists on the other side of the planet, and noone had a clue what was going on. A ridiculously primitive pain assessment was run, and we were advised that the dog was suffering and we should let him go.
Millions of animals are put down every year on the premise they are in pain, usually without strong data, with owners left to wonder if it was too early.
We recently found ourselves in a horrible situation. Our dog rapidly came down with a mystery illness that saw him go from bouncy to unable to stand in the span of a few hours. 6 hours of testing, 2nd opinions and specialists on the other side of the planet, and noone had a clue what was going on. A ridiculously primitive pain assessment was run, and we were advised that the dog was suffering and we should let him go.
Millions of animals are put down every year on the premise they are in pain, usually without strong data, with owners left to wonder if it was too early.