Decision to perform analgesia*
Maximum score
Analgesic intervention score
(cut-off point)
Full scale
30
≥ 8
Subscale 1 – psychomotor alteration
12
≥ 4
Subscale 2 – expression of pain
12
≥ 3
Subscales 1 + 2
≥ 7
* Regardless of the score, it is up to the veterinarian to decide whether or not to use analgesics, according to clinical evaluation.