{"id":3522,"date":"2025-08-20T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:59:43","slug":"animal-pain-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/animal-pain-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Pain Awareness Month 2025: Recognizing Signs of Pain in Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Like humans, animals also are an integral part of nature even\nthey feel pain when they suffer from illness or injury but off lately humans\nhave become too insensitive to issues pertaining to the animal health and\nwelfare in general. Hence, to raise awareness in humans about the health issues\nof animals, Animal Healthcare societies and organizations take initiatives and\nurge people to celebrate certain months as Awareness months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence,\nSeptember is celebrated as Animal Pain Awareness Month as directed by the International\nVeterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM) to escalate the awareness about\npain in animals and pain management in pets. The month also concurs with human\nmedicine\u2019s&nbsp;Pain Awareness Month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IVAPM\nencourages all the people and companies who are related to health care sectors\nlike clinics, publications, veterinarians, technicians, veterinary industry, healthcare\ncompanies, and veterinary educators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And,\nas a pet parent, you also need to take initiative and understand the reasons\nand symptoms of pain in your pet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore,\nas a pet health care supplies company, we feel that it is our duty to educate\nyou about the ways to find and spot the symptoms of pain in your pet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But\nbefore that, let\u2019s go through the possible reasons your pet can suffer from\npain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reasons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pain,\nin most cases, is the symptom of a particular disease or injury that your pet\nhas picked up. Some common reasons for the pain are \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Arthritis \u2013 Causes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadapetcare.com\/blog\/arthritis-in-dogs-a-guide-for-pet-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joint pain in senior dogs<\/a><\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intestinal\nworm infection \u2013 Abdominal Pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surgical\nPain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancer\n\u2013 Pain as a symptom of cancer in the concerned body part<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ear\ninfection \u2013Pain in ears<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadapetcare.com\/blog\/lyme-disease-in-dogs-symptoms-treatment-and-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lyme disease<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Joint pain and body pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internal\nor external injury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2-545x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3523\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2-545x1024.jpg 545w, http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2-80x150.jpg 80w, http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2-160x300.jpg 160w, http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2-59x110.jpg 59w, http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2-224x420.jpg 224w, http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2-229x430.jpg 229w, http:\/\/canadapetcare.thepethost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPC-Animal-Pain-Awareness-Month-2.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Reluctant\nto play or going out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not\nclimbing stairs or going down from stairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mostly\nlying down and resisting walks and enjoyment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Change\nin behavior for example \u2013 your pet might like to jump and sit on sofa but\nsuddenly he\/she doesn\u2019t do that and prefers lying down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decreased\nappetite <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Licking\na particular area or getting aggressive if you touch a particular area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty\nin standing after lying down<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seem\nto be dull and lethargic behavior <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Less\nenthusiasm even if they see their favorite toy or treat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotting the pain or any discomfort is very important in pets because your pet won\u2019t tell you as they can\u2019t speak and their basic tendency is to hide ailments. This tendency can actually cause the disease to spread or become fatal. Especially, in the case of cancer, if the pain or any discomfort is ignored, it can be life-taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of arthritis \u2013 Make sure you feed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadapetcare.com\/dogs-joint-care-treatment-109.aspx?blog&amp;utm_medium=seo&amp;utm_campaign=animal-pain-awareness-month\">joint care supplements<\/a><\/strong> regularly to your senior dog. For Example \u2013 Jointgard, Arthrimed powder, and Natures Answer Glucosamine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like humans, animals also are an integral part of nature even they feel pain when they suffer from illness or injury but off lately humans have become too insensitive to issues pertaining to the animal health and welfare in general. 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