This book deals with pain in companion animals and how it affectstheir welfare, health and, of course, behaviour. It describes thedifficulties encountered, throughout history, to finally reach theconclusion that animals and humans share the same neurophysiologicalmechanisms to feel pain, and what their sensitive pathways are. Itthen goes deeper into the changes that pain can cause in the behaviour of dogs and cats and the tools available to the veterinary surgeon to control it. Good veterinary practice and professional ethics lead usto try to reduce pain in animals as much as possible. Having a booksuch as this one can help us achieve this objective.
