{"id":3327,"date":"2023-11-24T11:57:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T01:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2023-11-24T11:57:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T01:57:25","slug":"an-ethogram-of-acute-pain-behaviors-in-cats-based-on-expert-consensus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theveterinarian.com.au\/?p=3327","title":{"rendered":"An ethogram of acute pain behaviors in cats based on expert consensus<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An improved understanding of behaviors reflecting acute pain in cats is a priority for feline welfare. The aim of this study was to create and validate a comprehensive ethogram of acute pain behaviors in cats that can discriminate painful versus non-painful individuals. An inventory of behaviors (ethogram) with their respective descriptors was created based on a literature review of PubMed, Web of Science and CAB Abstracts databases. The ethogram was divided into ten behavior categories that could be evaluated by duration and\/or frequency: position in the cage, exploratory behaviors, activity, posture and body position, affective-emotional states, vocalization, playing (with an object), feeding, post-feeding and facial expressions\/features. Thirty-six behaviors were analyzed independently by four veterinarians with postgraduate qualifications in feline medicine and\/or behavior as (1) not relevant, (2) somewhat relevant, (3) quite relevant or (4) highly relevant and used for content (I-CVI) and face validity. Items with I-CVI scores > 0.67 were included. Twenty-four behaviors were included in the final ethogram. Thirteen items presented full agreement (i.e., I-CVI = 1): positioned in the back of the cage, no attention to surroundings, feigned sleep, grooming, attention to wound, crouched\/hunched, abnormal gait, depressed, difficulty grasping food, head shaking, eye squinting, blepharospasm and lowered head position. Seven descriptors were reworded according to expert suggestions. The final ethogram provides a detailed description of acute pain behaviors in cats after content and face validity and can be applied to the characterization of different acute painful conditions in hospitalized cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sabrine Marangoni<\/a> <\/sup>1<\/sup><\/a>, Julia Beatty<\/a> <\/sup>2<\/sup><\/a>, Paulo V Steagall<\/a> <\/sup>1<\/sup><\/a> <\/sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLoS One<\/em>. 2023 Sep 28;18(9):e0292224.doi: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0292224. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/sup>Facult\u00e9 de M\u00e9decine V\u00e9t\u00e9rinaire, D\u00e9partement de Sciences Cliniques, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, Saint-Hyacinthe, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/sup>Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Centre for Companion Animal Health and Welfare, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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