Signs of back pain

• Reluctance to exercise
• Sensitive or sore when being stroked/groomed
• Yelping/crying out when getting up/down
• Yelping/crying for no apparent reason
• Stiffness after resting or exercise
• Behavioural changes – e.g. lethargy, aggressiveness
• Stopping jumping, including on and off furniture/in and out of cars
• Difficulty going up and down stairs
• Breaking sit/down stays
• Always sitting with the hindquarters to the same side
• Repetitively presenting back / hindquarters to be rubbed
• Uneven stride / lameness, where alternative causes have been eliminated by a vet