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Also please feel free to make suggestions for updating / editing / adding to / replacing any existing stickies or Library Articles. And feel free to volunteer your most-appreciated help too ;) :p :D.

No really, we're always grateful if/when anyone has something meaningful, educational, or helpful to add to the site or to the Library.

How To Tell If Your Dog Is In Pain
 

Since dogs don't usually reveal anything but sudden, acute or unexpected pain and often hides or masks continuing, chronic pain, I would like to see the ways to recognize pain from this article on the www.findavet.us websitebecome a sticky or included in the YorkieTalk Library.

HOW TO TELL IF YOUR DOG IS IN PAIN:

Posted by Laura Goldman on May 16, 2012

While there are obvious signs that your dog is experiencing pain – yelping or limping, for example – dogs typically try to hide it. This can be blamed on genetics: A wild dog that appears to be hurting can easily fall victim to predators.

“One way animals differ from humans is they don’t complain about their pain,” Dr. Jack Aldridge, director of Veterinary Services for the San Francisco SPCA, recently told CBS San Francisco.

“They cover it up, acting brave.” Although it may be not always be apparent, there are ways you can detect if your dog is in distress

What are the Symptoms that My Dog is in Pain?

“The first rule is to assume pain is present if it seems logical after an injury, surgery or medical condition that would be painful for us,” Aldridge said. “You watch for the subtle signs: your pet is hiding or lethargic, less active, eating less … your dog shows unusual reactions when handled, such as whining or acting aggressive. Any change in behavior can signal pain and should be checked out by your veterinarian.”

The ASPCA concurs: “Irregular behavior patterns are often the first sign that your pet is ill or in pain.”

Along with the pain symptoms Aldridge mentioned, these are some of the other signals to look for, according to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA):

Enlarged pupils
Flattened ears
Hair standing up in places
Restlessness
Excessive panting when resting
Repetitively getting up and lying down again
Continually licking or scratching one particular area
*Clinginess/neediness
*Shaking or trembling

Call your vet if your dog is showing any of these signs. If your dog has a disease or medical condition, the ASPCA offers this advice: “If you’re unsure of how much your pet is suffering, keep a daily record of good days and bad days. It’s also important to ask your veterinarian for the exact signs of suffering likely to be associated with your pet’s condition or disease.”

*Additions by YorkieTalk.com members

Admin. and Moderators and others, if you want to add this, feel free to amend, edit, tweak and do what you will with this or just link directly to the site or whatever. I'd just love to see a list with some credentials to it from the findavet site or any site posted here to guide new dog owners on possibly recognizing signs of pain.

This is excellent, THANK YOU!!! Where are we at with your other one, btw?

Edited to add: it has been officially stickified!

I thought Gemy's post about evaluating dogs was excellent. I loved where she described how to evaluate temperament. On her most recent evaluation of temperaments of our breeder's pups, she described one as a real helion. It turns out that little pup is now really changing the whole pack dynamics in my dear frien Jackie's pack. Jackie added Que Tee to her heart and home eleven days ago, and this pup is working out beautifully. Our breeder was able to help suggest a puppy that would be the right temperament to go with the pack that Jackie described. I don't think a laid back pup would have done as well, and this is important to know when choosing a pup. I know it's difficult for me not to be biased because of how I feel about Gemy, but she has so much wisdom, is so generous of her time helping others, is very bright and compassionate, and such an asset to YT. I think this post has so much to offer potential puppy buyers.

Post nine has a lot about how to evaluate temperament. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ating-dog.html

Que Tee http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/my-...akes-over.html

I think it would be nice to create an FAQ post about puppies. I know that there's a wealth of information there, including a checklist, but some basic and obvious answers would be nice to both first-time puppy/dog/small dog owners. :)

I do understand that it can get controversial, particularly about food, when-to-take-home, but if it's mentioned that these are all suggested then I think it would be good.

I've never had a puppy before and I know that I myself had to really dig for some answers that other puppy owners would have rolled their eyes out. "But that's common sense!" Not to a first timer! Ha ha

I put it in the Puppy Library, let me know if any changes / edits / additions are needed: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/pup...ant-puppy.html

And I agree, Gemy is a real asset, we are lucky to have her! :)

Do you think the info is already here: Puppy Care and Puppy Info Library - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community

Or are we missing a chunk of something? Let me know if/when you get a chance to peruse the current stuff. If we're still missing something, maybe we can pull something together.

I sent Admin a PM saying such there were no other suggestions, except for the word "dangerous" in front of "foreign objects", worrying that that word "dangerous" might could prevent some from thinking a dog eating a bunch of cotton balls or swallowing a whole chewie wouldn't be "dangerous" to them maybe and they wouldn't act, so I was thinking just leaving that one at reading to seek the attention of a vet if the dog had eaten a foreign object period. And I had a question about how to word the eye symptoms, I was fine with it and said to go ahead and chose how you all wanted it and put it up so members could use it. I will send that PM to you if you right now. It could just not have made it through cyberspace. Thanks.

I meant just basic FAQ that aren't on the checklists. Let me compile something/comb through threads in the General and Nursery threads and get back to you :)

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...nous-pets.html

This list is the 'most commonly called about' (I would like to add this), they're (PPH) working on the 10 most toxic list (not out yet?). TXVicki (post #10) actually emailed them & got this info, Thank you!

Since we've gone thru a few iterations now, could you link me to the one post that you think best captures what you want as the 'final' iteration?

Fabulous, that'd be great!

Maybe we add this to this thread...? Thoughts?

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...l-hotline.html

This is a terrific thread, Ann.

I suggest that this Stickie thread be made a stickie so that if we would like to request a thread/post be added to stickies we can just go to the Stickied Stickie thread and request the stickie. :D

Ann, You know how poor my computer skills are....I have a really helpful checklist that I included in my puppy pak, so that my new owners can use this to help screen a vet for them to care for their baby....I think this may be helpful for people that are "interviewing" for a vet....there are a couple of things on there that people would never think to ask until they are in an emergency situation, as well as some things they just would not be aware as being anything THEY should be concerned about. If I have your email address, or an email address, I can try to pull that out of my puppy pak and send it to you, then if you think it is relevant,you can "sticky it" or put it in the "library" as a sort of guide or suggestion of things to ask the vet before they choose him/her.

Excellent! Thank you:)