Pain vs Reflex When it comes to spinal palpation, you’re always going to see a normal cutaneous trunci reflex. That’s the little skin twitch that runs along the back totally normal, totally expected. But what we saw on Newton, the Border Collie in our first clip, was not just a reflex. That shudder that continues down into his muscles? That’s a spasm. Add in the ear flicks, the turning to lick my hand, those repeated little “please stop” behaviours they’re all really clear pain responses. In the
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Pain vs Reflex When it comes to spinal palpation, you’re always going to see a normal cutaneous trunci reflex. That’s the little skin twitch that runs along the back totally normal, totally expected. But what we saw on Newton, the Border Collie in our first clip, was not just a reflex. That shudder that continues down into his muscles? That’s a spasm. Add in the ear flicks, the turning to lick my hand, those repeated little “please stop” behaviours they’re all really clear pain responses. In the
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