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Assessment of Sensory Thresholds in Dogs Using Mechanical and Hot Thermal Quantitative Sensory Testing

Assessment of Sensory Thresholds in Dogs Using Mechanical and Hot Thermal Quantitative Sensory Testing

DOI:
10.3791/62841-v

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07:12 min

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October 26, 2021

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1Comparative Behavioral Research, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine,North Carolina State University, 2Translational Research in Pain (TRiP) Program, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine,North Carolina State University, 3Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine,North Carolina State University, 4Comparative Pain Research and Education Center, College of Veterinary Medicine,North Carolina State University, 5Thurston Arthritis Center, UNC School of Medicine,University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, 6Center for Translational Pain Research, Department of Anesthesiology,Duke University

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  • 00:04Introduction
  • 01:03Electronic Von Frey Anesthesiometer Setup and Data Collection
  • 03:21Blunt Probed Pressure Algometer
  • 04:44Hot Thermal Probe
  • 05:37Results: Mechanical and Thermal QST to Detect Sensory Thresholds in Dogs
  • 06:31Conclusion

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This work describes a standard protocol for mechanical and hot thermal quantitative sensory testing to evaluate the somatosensory system in dogs. Sensory thresholds are measured using an electronic von Frey anesthesiometer, pressure algometer, and hot contact thermode.

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Sensory ThresholdsQuantitative Sensory Testing (QST)Mechanical StimuliThermal StimuliVon Frey TipLoad CellBehavioral ResponsesCaninePain SensationChronic PainStandardized ProtocolData Collection

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