Canine Osteoarthritis Pain Checklist

Could your dog have Osteoarthritis? This checklist will help your veterinary team identify your dog’s activities and behaviors that might be signs of osteoarthritis (OA), a degenerative joint disease that can be painful.

Think about your dog’s activity in the past week. Check all of the signs that you’ve observed in your dog.

OA has both physical and emotional aspects.

For a dog, OA can be very painful. And, just like in humans, pain can negatively impact dogs not just physically, but also emotionally. The good news is that this pain can be managed. In a recent study, dogs showed significant improvement in both their emotional and physical well-being with the pain under control.

Think about your dog’s behavior in the past week. This scale helps measure your dog’s pain based on how your dog is feeling. For each statement, select the number that you think most accurately describes your dog

0 = My dog couldn’t be less; 6 = My dog couldn’t be more
0 = My dog couldn’t be less; 6 = My dog couldn’t be more
0 = My dog couldn’t be less; 6 = My dog couldn’t be more
0 = My dog couldn’t be less; 6 = My dog couldn’t be more