Rabbits
The information included within the NASAN Resource Hub may be transferrable to rabbit surgery and care, however, specific rabbit evidence and Knowledge Summaries from Veterinary Evidence can be found below.
Some of these are not directly related to neutering procedures but may be applicable to your processes when neutering rabbits in practice.
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Veterinary Evidence
- Best, E. (2021) Should doses exceeding 0.2 mg/kg of oral meloxicam be given to reduce surgical recovery time in rabbits and should twice daily administration be considered?. Veterinary Evidence, 6 (3). https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v6i3.372 (CPD: 60 minutes)
- Nield, K., and Govendir, M. (2019) Comparison of 0.2 Mg/kg Vs. 1.0 Mg/kg of Oral Meloxicam for Safe and Effective Analgesia in Domestic Rabbits. Veterinary Evidence, 4 (2). https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v4i2.215 (CPD: 45 minutes)
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- Schofield, R. (2019) In Solitary Rabbits, Does the Presence or Absence of a Mirror Affect Stress, Fear and Anxiety? Veterinary Evidence, 4 (2). https://doi.org/10.18849/ve.v4i2.177 (CPD: 30 minutes)
inFOCUS
Spotlight topics on:
- Veterinary care of rabbits [inFOCUS][online]. Available from: https://www.infocusvj.org/vcr-veterinary-care-of-rabbits/ [accessed 29/11/2022].
- Listen to the podcast, Research Focus: Veterinary care of rabbits [Published January 2023].
- Quality of Life assessment tools – Pain assessment tools [inFOCUS][online]. Available from: https://www.infocusvj.org/qol-quality-of-life-assessment-tools-pain-assessment-species-specific-assessment-tools-rabbitssment-tools-pain-assessment-tools-rabbits/ [accessed 14/4/2022].
- The benefits and risks of neutering rabbits and other small animals [inFOCUS][online]. Available from: https://www.infocusvj.org/brnp_benefits-and-risks-of-neutering-pets-what-is-the-evidence-rabbits-and-other-small-animals/ [accessed 14/4/2022].
Summaries of:
- Bristol Rabbit Pain Scale (BRPS) clinical utility, validity and reliability [inFOCUS][online]. Available from: https://www.infocusvj.org/bristol-rabbit-pain-scale-brps-clinical-utility-validity-and-reliability/ [accessed 8/2/2023].
Case examples
- A rabbit anaesthetic death (CPD: 20 minutes): After a team lost a rabbit patient under anaesthetic, they perform a significant event audit to find out what happened and see if processes can be changed to help prevent it from reoccurring [PDF 511KB] (Published November 2019).
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