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Old 04-21-2013, 05:24 PM   #7
AnneJ68
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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly View Post
Dogs frequently don't show pain upon examination. Many vets have told me that. Dogs usually only show acute sudden and unexpected pain - after that, they hide pain from an atavistic fear they would be attacked by the pack or shunned from the pack as a weak member in their survival of the fittest natural world. Dogs can have an amputation and still be wagging its tail, acting friendly and otherwise normal.
Makes sense, I never thought about that.
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