09/03/2026
🐾September is Animal Pain Awareness Month🐾
Did you know that animals feel pain just like we do?
They may not be able to tell us, “My back hurts,” or “My joints are sore today,” but they have plenty of ways of showing us — if we know what to look for. ❤️
Pain can come from many places: surgery, injuries, arthritis, dental disease, cancer, and chronic conditions, just to name a few.
Acute pain is usually easier to recognize. Your pet may cry, limp, hide, refuse to eat, or suddenly act very differently.
Chronic pain can be much harder to spot. Maybe your dog doesn't want to climb the stairs anymore. Maybe your cat isn't jumping onto the furniture like they used to. Maybe they sleep more, play less, seem irritable, or simply aren't quite themselves.
And far too often, we hear, “They're just getting old.”
But here's the thing:
Old age is not a disease. Pain is. ❤️
Getting older doesn't mean your pet has to live with discomfort.
Today, veterinary medicine has many tools available to help animals feel better and enjoy their lives again — including pain medications, physical rehabilitation, acupuncture, laser therapy, therapeutic massage, and other individualized treatment options.
Our pets give us their whole hearts and spend their lives loving us unconditionally. The least we can do is pay attention when they're telling us something hurts.
🐶🐱 If your pet seems to be slowing down, don't automatically assume it's “just old age.” Talk to your veterinarian. There may be something we can do to help.
This September, let's learn to recognize pain before our pets have to suffer in silence.
