Providing Your Cat With Relief From Pain

Giving cat’s pain relief is not recommended without the say so of a veterinarian and prescription and should always be under supervision. Before giving your cat anything at all you should look for obvious signs that they are unwell and/or in pain. For instance one of the most common factors for pain in cats is joint and bone disease. However, it is actually very rare that you will see a cat limping or howling with pain, which goes to show just how good they can be at hiding their discomfort. One common problem is cat arthritis pain.

When a cat is in pain, unless it is utterly obvious what is wrong, we have no way of knowing the problem. Cats are well known for being social and often will be able to hide their pain. There are certain ways to tell, however, for instance if you notice that your cat has gone off its food or does not seem interested in socialising with you and the family or indeed the overall environment, an increased lethargy (somewhat difficult to assess when cats tend to sleep the majority of the time anyway). Sometimes cats can seem disinterested in grooming themselves as well, which is in most cases unusual. Although in some cases it can also be the other way around and be excess grooming leading to bald or sore spots.

Aggression involving growling and hissing, overall agitation and restlessness can also be a sign as well as fast and shallow breathing. Most of the time it is best to just book an appointment with the veterinarian and get the cat diagnosed as quickly as possible. Pain relief for cats is often varied as a lot of the time it is hard to predict just how much pain the cat is in or how the cat will react to the medication. It is often found that by combining different medications you are able to give the cat lower doses without a loss in effectiveness which is great and plus treating cats this way leads to less side effects. Nobody wishes to see their beloved cat in pain or losing weight, which is why, is it so important to control the pain in your animal. Any changes in your cat’s behaviour should be monitored and then checked with your vet as this could be an early warning sign of something more seriously wrong with your cat’s health.