Analgesia in pet rabbits: a survey study on how pain is assessed and ameliorated by veterinary surgeons

• Published in: Veterinary record Vol. 186; no. 18; p. 603
• Main Authors: Benato, Livia, Murrell, Joanna C, Blackwell, Emily Jayne, Saunders, Richard, Rooney, Nicola
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Limited 13.06.2020; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Age; analgesia; Analgesics; behavioural indicators; Demographics; Drugs; Laboratories; Medical referrals; Pain; pain scale; Questionnaires; Rabbits; Social networks; Statistical analysis; Surgery; Veterinary medicine; Veterinary services; Europe; pain; pain scale; rabbits; behavioural indicators; analgesia

BackgroundIn the last 20 years, two studies on the veterinary use of perioperative analgesia in small mammals reported a limited use of analgesics in rabbits but suggested an increasing use over the years. The aim of this study was to better understand how pain is treated and ameliorated in rabbits...