Description
Being prey species, rodents have evolved to hide illness and pain. As veterinary professionals, part of our job is to actively look for and treat pain in our patients. Rodents exhibit the ‘observer effect’ which may further confuse the clinical picture. This webinar aims to enable clinicians to assess pain in rodents and what the current evidence shows for pain assessment and treatment in rodents.
Learning Objectives
- Be aware of what husbandry adjustments can be recommended as an adjunct to treatment
- Be aware of what logical choices are available for multimodal analgesia and recommended doses
- How to assess each commonly kept rodent species for pain and what evidence exists for that method
- Prey species actively hide pain and exhibit the observer effect
- The human animal bond is not species specific and the vast majority of pet owners identify their pet as a member of their family which means rodent owners expect the same high level of care for their rodents that dogs and cats receive.
