|Articles|September 9, 2009

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Your daily dose of clinical tips and quips: Pain perception.

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“A positive result in a pain perception test is the animal's showing a conscious response to the stimulus, such as trying to bite, whining, or ceasing to pant, or an increase in heart and respiration rates.”

-Helena Rylander, DVM, DACVIM (neurology)

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