Technician Marcus is attending a dachshund that presents with unwillingness to move, and the dog yelps every time Marcus tries to touch him. Marcus suspects:

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If a technician were attending a dachshund that presents with unwillingness to move, and the dog yelps every time the tech tries to touch him, back pain with wind-up phenomenon should be suspected. This condition causes animals to overreact to normal touch due to the recruitment of normal nerves relaying pain responses unnecessarily.

Technician Marcus Is Attending a Dachshund That Presents with Unwillingness