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Pain tolerance in animals

Recognizing and treating pain in different types of animals

Dr. Andrea Looney, DVM, DiP/ACVA, Senior Lecturer, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses how veterinarians do not treat pain in animals well because animals have varied responses to painful stimuli and veterinary training does not adequately equip vets to respond to these differences.

References and Resources
Mogil JS. Animal models of pain: progress and challenges. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2009 Apr;10(4):283-94. Epub 2009 Mar 4.

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