Is it possible to assess a cat's condition by facial expressions: scientists answer
It is believed that one of the ways to assess the condition of domestic cats is their facial expressions.
Canadian scientists contributed to the solution of this issue. As a result, veterinarians managed to determine the signs indicating the pet's condition and even develop an assessment scale.
In Canada, veterinarians have managed to develop a scale for assessing the well-being of cats.
Experts claim that it allows one to assess one’s well-being and pain threshold using facial expressions.
The discovery will allow pet owners to identify health problems and pain in their pets, even if they do not have the appropriate skills.
The scale was developed and tested in an experiment.
Research details
Scientists gathered volunteers and divided them into groups:
- cat owners;
- students;
- veterinarians.
All of them had to assess the degree of pain in cats. For this, the participants of the experiment were shown photographs.
Animals were photographed before and after receiving medical care.
The appearance had to be assessed based on the position of the head, whiskers, ears, the tension of the muzzle and the tension of the eyes.
It turned out that if the animal's whiskers are relaxed and hanging, everything is fine with the pet.
And if the mustache is straightened and sticks out forward, then the assessment of well-being corresponds to two points.
It is recommended to contact a veterinarian if the total score is more than three.
It was previously revealed when a cat becomes an adult .
