Measure his cat's pain on your phone

An application usable by all

Une échelle de la douleur (Feline Grimace Scale^©) chez les chats a été mise au point à la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire.Thanks to subsidies from the company Zoetis and with the collaboration of the Quebec company Virtisoft, Paulo Steagall and Beatriz Monteiro have designed a mobile application available for free on Android and iOS and in three languages (French, English and Spanish) to assess painin cats.

«L’application a été créée pour une analyse rapide, fiable et facile d’utilisation par le grand public et par les vétérinaires», explique le D^r Steagall.

In the comfort of his home, a cat owner can know if his animal feels pain.To do this, it is enough for him to observe his cat at a distance when he is awake and quiet.He notes five criteria: the position of the ears, the opening of the eyes, the tension of the muzzle, the position of the mustaches and that of the head.Depending on the answers given, the application indicates whether or not the cat suffers.

As for veterinarians, since the tool reveals the degree of pain felt by the cat, it allows them to determine whether they should administer an analgesic.