Rabbits occupy facets of veterinary medicine spanning from companion mammals, wildlife medicine, zoologic species, and research models.
Therefore, analgesia is required for a variety of conditions in rabbits and is a critical component of patient care.
Considerations when selecting an analgesic protocol in rabbits include timing of administration, route of administration, degree or anticipated pain, ability to access or use controlled drugs, systemic health, and any potential side effects.
This review focuses on pharmacologic and locoregional management of pain in rabbits and emphasises the need for further studies on pain management in this species.
Sarah Ozawa 1, Alessia Cenani 2, David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman Lv 3
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2023 Jan;26(1): 201-227.doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2022.09.001.
1Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1060 Williams Moore Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA. Electronic address: sozawa@ncsu.edu.
2Department of Surgical and Radiographical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
3Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.