Meloxicam Rabbit | Literature Review

Allweiler, S.I., 2016. How to Improve Anesthesia and Analgesia in Small Mammals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 19, 361–377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2016.01.012
Anon, 2014. Meloxicam in Rabbits. Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery 27, 6–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asams.2014.07.006
Barter, L.S., 2011. Rabbit Analgesia. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 14, 93–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2010.09.003
Bays, T.B., 2020. Geriatric Care of Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, and Chinchillas. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Geriatrics 23, 567–593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2020.05.006
Benato, L., Murrell, J.C., Blackwell, E.J., Saunders, R., Rooney, N., 2020. Analgesia in pet rabbits: a survey study on how pain is assessed and ameliorated by veterinary surgeons. Vet. Rec. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105071
Benato, L., Rooney, N.J., Murrell, J.C., 2019. Pain and analgesia in pet rabbits within the veterinary environment: a review. Vet Anaesth Analg 46, 151–162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2018.10.007
Bulliot, C., Flenghi, L., Levrier, C., 2019. Lingual Sarcoma and its Treatment with Partial Glossectomy in a Pet Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.08.006
Carpenter, J.W., Pollock, C.G., Koch, D.E., Hunter, R.P., 2009. Single and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of meloxicam after oral administration to the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 40, 601–606. https://doi.org/10.1638/2007-0115.1
Carrasco, D.C., Minier, K., Shimizu, N., Ragetly, G., Huynh, M., 2018. Surgical Management Of A Traumatic Elbow Luxation With Circumferential Suture Prostheses In A Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 27, 38–42. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.04.007
Chassang, L., Zoller, G., Loos, P., Gomes, E., Bismuth, C., Briend-Marchal, A., Nicolier, A., Huynh, M., 2019. Antemortem Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Splenitis Due to Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis Infection in a Pet Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 182–187. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.05.006
Ciwko, E., Sadar, M.J., Bennett, K., Linn, K., 2018. Transfixation Pin Splinting As An Alternative External Coaptation Method In Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) Long Bone Fractures. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 27, 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2017.09.004
Cooper, C.S., Metcalf-Pate, K.A., Barat, C.E., Cook, J.A., Scorpio, D.G., 2009. Comparison of Side Effects between Buprenorphine and Meloxicam Used Postoperatively in Dutch Belted Rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 48, 7.
Coulter, C.A., Flecknell, P.A., Leach, M.C., Richardson, C.A., 2011. Reported analgesic administration to rabbits undergoing experimental surgical procedures. BMC Vet. Res. 7, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-7-12
Delk, K.W., Carpenter, J.W., KuKanich, B., Nietfeld, J.C., Kohles, M., 2014. Pharmacokinetics of meloxicam administered orally to rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) for 29 days. Am. J. Vet. Res. 75, 195–199. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.75.2.195
Eshar, D., Weese, J.S., 2014. Molecular analysis of the microbiota in hard feces from healthy rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) medicated with long term oral meloxicam. BMC Vet. Res. 10, 62. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-10-62
Ferris, R.L., Quesenberry, K.E., Weisse, C.W., 2019. Outcome of intraluminal tracheal stent placement for tracheal stenosis in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 31, 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.04.017
Fisher, P.G., 2010. Standards of Care in the 21st Century: The Rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 19, 22–35. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2010.01.004
Flecknell, P., 2018. Analgesics in Small Mammals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Exotic Animal Neurology 21, 83–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2017.08.003
Fredholm, D.V., Carpenter, J.W., KuKanich, B., Kohles, M., 2013. Pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in rabbits after oral administration of single and multiple doses. Am. J. Vet. Res. 74, 636–641. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.74.4.636
Gardhouse, S., Sanchez, A., 2022. Rabbit Sedation and Anesthesia. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 25, 181–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2021.08.012
Gleeson, M., Chen, S., Fabiani, M., Marino, A., Antinoff, N., 2019. Mesenteric Root And Cecal Torsion In A Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 28, 76–81. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2017.11.007
Goldschlager, G.B., Gillespie, V.L., Palme, R., Baxter, M.G., 2013. Effects of Multimodal Analgesia with Low-Dose Buprenorphine and Meloxicam on Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites after Surgery in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 52, 571–576.
Hampshire, V., Robertson, S., 2015. Using the facial grimace scale to evaluate rabbit wellness in post-procedural monitoring. Lab Anim 44, 259–260. https://doi.org/10.1038/laban.806
Hedley, J., Stapleton, N., Muir, C., Priestnall, S., Smith, K., 2019. Cutaneous Botryomycosis In Two Pet Rabbits. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 28, 143–147. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.01.005
Hyde, E.W., Eshar, D., Wright, L., Wilson, M., Roush, J.K., 2019. Surgical correction of grade III medial patellar luxation in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 31, 45–48. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.04.002
Johnston, M.S., 2005. Clinical Approaches to Analgesia in Ferrets and Rabbits. Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine 14, 229–235. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.saep.2005.09.003
Karachalios, T., Boursinos, L., Poultsides, L., Khaldi, L., Malizos, K.N., 2007. The effects of the short-term administration of low therapeutic doses of anti-COX-2 agents on the healing of fractures. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume 89-B, 1253–1260. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.89B9.19050
Keller, K.A., Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, D., Reilly, C., Valentine, B., Duke Boynton, F.D., Scott, E.M., Dubielzig, R.R., 2019. Post-Traumatic Ocular Lymphoma In Three Rabbits (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 28, 154–161. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.02.041
Khan, A.M., Rampal, S., 2014. Effects of Repeated Oral Administration of Pazufloxacin Mesylate and Meloxicam on the Antioxidant Status in Rabbits. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 53, 399–403.
Kohn, D.F., Martin, T.E., Foley, P.L., Morris, T.H., Swindle, M.M., Vogler, G.A., Wixson, S.K., 2007. Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Rodents and Rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 46, 12.
Leach, M.C., Allweiler, S., Richardson, C., Roughan, J.V., Narbe, R., Flecknell, P.A., 2009. Behavioural effects of ovariohysterectomy and oral administration of meloxicam in laboratory housed rabbits. Research in Veterinary Science 87, 336–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.02.001
Lempert, M., 2019. Urinary Obstruction Due to a Prostatic Abscess in a Young Neutered Rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 15–21. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.10.005
Lennox, A.M., 2010. Care of the Geriatric Rabbit. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Geriatrics 13, 123–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2009.09.002
Lichtenberger, M., Ko, J., 2007. Anesthesia and analgesia for small mammals and birds. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 10, 293–315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2006.12.002
Mann, N., MacLean, Dr.J., Simone-Freilicher, E., Staudenmaier, A., Lindholm, J., 2019. Pectus Excavatum and Swimmer Puppy Syndrome with Concurrent Congenital Cardiac Anomalies in Two Domestic Rabbits. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 212–216. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.09.017
Marinkovich, M., Guzman, D.S.-M., Hawkins, M.G., Gleeson, M., Chou, P.-Y., 2019. Open Reduction And Stabilization Of A Luxated Coxofemoral Joint In A Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus) Using A Toggle-Pin Fixation. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 30, 43–49. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.01.009
Miwa, Y., Calvo Carrasco, D., 2019. Exotic Mammal Orthopedics. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Orthopedics 22, 175–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2019.02.001
Patel, M., Joshi, A., Hassanzadeth, H., Juluru, R., Stagni, G., 2011. Quantification of dermal and transdermal delivery of meloxicam gels in rabbits. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 37, 613–617. https://doi.org/10.3109/03639045.2010.534098
Paul-Murphy, J., 2007. Critical Care of the Rabbit. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 10, 437–461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2007.03.002
Raillard, M., Detotto, C., Grepper, S., Beslac, O., Fujioka-Kobayashi, M., Schaller, B., Saulacic, N., 2019. Anaesthetic and Perioperative Management of 14 Male New Zealand White Rabbits for Calvarial Bone Surgery. Animals (Basel) 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9110896
Reimnitz, L., Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, D., LaDouceur, E., Stevens, S., Summa, N., Gardhouse, S., Kol, A., Brust, K., Hawkins, M.G., 2019. Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in the Pelvic Limb of a Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 28, 137–142. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.04.018
Sabater, M., Calvo Carrasco, D., 2019. Surgical Correction of Traumatic Tarsocrural Joint Luxation in a Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 154–158. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.10.008
Salhab, A.S., Amro, B.I., Shomaf, M.S., 2003. Further investigation on meloxicam contraceptivity in female rabbits: luteinizing unruptured follicles, a microscopic evidence. Contraception 67, 485–489. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0010-7824(03)00050-7
Salhab, A.S., Gharaibeh, M.N., Shomaf, M.S., Amro, B.I., 2001. Meloxicam inhibits rabbit ovulation. Contraception 63, 329–333. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0010-7824(01)00207-4
Scarabelli, S., Nardini, G., 2020. Gastrointestinal vasculitis and necrosis in a rabbit under long-term meloxicam treatment. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2020.03.014
Stern, H., Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, D., Gleeson, M., Ozawa, S., Liepnieks, M.L., McLarty, E., Johnson, E., Niederhuth, J.H., 2019. Cervical spinal nerve and brachial plexus schwannoma in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 31, 75–78. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.06.005
Summa, N.M., Brandão, J., 2017. Evidence-Based Advances in Rabbit Medicine. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 20, 749–771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2017.04.008
Swisher, S., Lennox, A., Vecchio, N., 2020. Tracheal resection and anastomosis for treatment of tracheal collapse in a rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 33, 46–49. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2020.02.013
Turner, P.V., Chen, H.C., Taylor, W.M., 2006a. Pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in rabbits after single and repeat oral dosing. Comp. Med. 56, 63–67.
Turner, P.V., Kerr, C.L., Healy, A.J., Taylor, W.M., 2006b. Effect of meloxicam and butorphanol on minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in rabbits. Am J Vet Res 67, 770–774. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.67.5.770
Visser, M., 2018. Translating Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data into Practice. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Therapeutics 21, 169–182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2018.01.001
Volait-Rosset, L., Pignon, C., Manou, M., Donnelly, T.M., 2019. Surgical Management of a Calcaneus Fracture in a Pet Rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 110–114. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.11.003
Wenger, S., 2012. Anesthesia and Analgesia in Rabbits and Rodents. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 21, 7–16. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2011.11.010
Wong, S., Di Girolamo, N., Kuzma, C., Yim, L., Wong, C., Bradley, K., Reavill, D., 2020. Intra-abdominal torsion of a neoplastic testicle in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with cryptorchidism. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 33, 38–41. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.11.008
Barter, L.S., 2011. Rabbit Analgesia. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 14, 93–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2010.09.003
Benato, L., Murrell, J.C., Blackwell, E.J., Saunders, R., Rooney, N., 2020. Analgesia in pet rabbits: a survey study on how pain is assessed and ameliorated by veterinary surgeons. Vet. Rec. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105071
Bulliot, C., Flenghi, L., Levrier, C., 2019. Lingual Sarcoma and its Treatment with Partial Glossectomy in a Pet Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.08.006
Carrasco, D.C., Minier, K., Shimizu, N., Ragetly, G., Huynh, M., 2018. Surgical Management Of A Traumatic Elbow Luxation With Circumferential Suture Prostheses In A Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 27, 38–42. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.04.007
Cooper, C.S., Metcalf-Pate, K.A., Barat, C.E., Cook, J.A., Scorpio, D.G., 2009. Comparison of Side Effects between Buprenorphine and Meloxicam Used Postoperatively in Dutch Belted Rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 48, 7.
Coulter, C.A., Flecknell, P.A., Leach, M.C., Richardson, C.A., 2011. Reported analgesic administration to rabbits undergoing experimental surgical procedures. BMC Vet. Res. 7, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-7-12
Flecknell, P., 2018. Analgesics in Small Mammals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Exotic Animal Neurology 21, 83–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2017.08.003
Goldschlager, G.B., Gillespie, V.L., Palme, R., Baxter, M.G., 2013. Effects of Multimodal Analgesia with Low-Dose Buprenorphine and Meloxicam on Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites after Surgery in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 52, 571–576.
Hyde, E.W., Eshar, D., Wright, L., Wilson, M., Roush, J.K., 2019. Surgical correction of grade III medial patellar luxation in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 31, 45–48. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.04.002
Kohn, D.F., Martin, T.E., Foley, P.L., Morris, T.H., Swindle, M.M., Vogler, G.A., Wixson, S.K., 2007. Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Rodents and Rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 46, 12.
Paul-Murphy, J., 2007. Critical Care of the Rabbit. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 10, 437–461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2007.03.002
Raillard, M., Detotto, C., Grepper, S., Beslac, O., Fujioka-Kobayashi, M., Schaller, B., Saulacic, N., 2019. Anaesthetic and Perioperative Management of 14 Male New Zealand White Rabbits for Calvarial Bone Surgery. Animals (Basel) 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9110896
Sabater, M., Calvo Carrasco, D., 2019. Surgical Correction of Traumatic Tarsocrural Joint Luxation in a Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 154–158. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.10.008
Swisher, S., Lennox, A., Vecchio, N., 2020. Tracheal resection and anastomosis for treatment of tracheal collapse in a rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 33, 46–49. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2020.02.013
Volait-Rosset, L., Pignon, C., Manou, M., Donnelly, T.M., 2019. Surgical Management of a Calcaneus Fracture in a Pet Rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 110–114. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.11.003
Wong, S., Di Girolamo, N., Kuzma, C., Yim, L., Wong, C., Bradley, K., Reavill, D., 2020. Intra-abdominal torsion of a neoplastic testicle in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with cryptorchidism. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 33, 38–41. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.11.008

Rabbit Meloxicam | Injectable Analgesia

Barter, L.S., 2011. Rabbit Analgesia. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 14, 93–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2010.09.003
Benato, L., Murrell, J.C., Blackwell, E.J., Saunders, R., Rooney, N., 2020. Analgesia in pet rabbits: a survey study on how pain is assessed and ameliorated by veterinary surgeons. Vet. Rec. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105071
Bulliot, C., Flenghi, L., Levrier, C., 2019. Lingual Sarcoma and its Treatment with Partial Glossectomy in a Pet Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 70–75. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.08.006
Carrasco, D.C., Minier, K., Shimizu, N., Ragetly, G., Huynh, M., 2018. Surgical Management Of A Traumatic Elbow Luxation With Circumferential Suture Prostheses In A Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 27, 38–42. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.04.007
Cooper, C.S., Metcalf-Pate, K.A., Barat, C.E., Cook, J.A., Scorpio, D.G., 2009. Comparison of Side Effects between Buprenorphine and Meloxicam Used Postoperatively in Dutch Belted Rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 48, 7.
Coulter, C.A., Flecknell, P.A., Leach, M.C., Richardson, C.A., 2011. Reported analgesic administration to rabbits undergoing experimental surgical procedures. BMC Vet. Res. 7, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-7-12
Flecknell, P., 2018. Analgesics in Small Mammals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Exotic Animal Neurology 21, 83–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2017.08.003
Goldschlager, G.B., Gillespie, V.L., Palme, R., Baxter, M.G., 2013. Effects of Multimodal Analgesia with Low-Dose Buprenorphine and Meloxicam on Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites after Surgery in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci 52, 571–576.
Hyde, E.W., Eshar, D., Wright, L., Wilson, M., Roush, J.K., 2019. Surgical correction of grade III medial patellar luxation in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 31, 45–48. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.04.002
Kohn, D.F., Martin, T.E., Foley, P.L., Morris, T.H., Swindle, M.M., Vogler, G.A., Wixson, S.K., 2007. Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Rodents and Rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 46, 12.
Paul-Murphy, J., 2007. Critical Care of the Rabbit. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 10, 437–461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2007.03.002
Raillard, M., Detotto, C., Grepper, S., Beslac, O., Fujioka-Kobayashi, M., Schaller, B., Saulacic, N., 2019. Anaesthetic and Perioperative Management of 14 Male New Zealand White Rabbits for Calvarial Bone Surgery. Animals (Basel) 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9110896
Sabater, M., Calvo Carrasco, D., 2019. Surgical Correction of Traumatic Tarsocrural Joint Luxation in a Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 154–158. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.10.008
Swisher, S., Lennox, A., Vecchio, N., 2020. Tracheal resection and anastomosis for treatment of tracheal collapse in a rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 33, 46–49. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2020.02.013
Volait-Rosset, L., Pignon, C., Manou, M., Donnelly, T.M., 2019. Surgical Management of a Calcaneus Fracture in a Pet Rabbit. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 29, 110–114. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.11.003
Wong, S., Di Girolamo, N., Kuzma, C., Yim, L., Wong, C., Bradley, K., Reavill, D., 2020. Intra-abdominal torsion of a neoplastic testicle in a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with cryptorchidism. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 33, 38–41. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.11.008

Rabbit Meloxicam | Once Daily Oral Dosing

Allweiler, S.I., 2016. How to Improve Anesthesia and Analgesia in Small Mammals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 19, 361–377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2016.01.012
Anon, 2014. Meloxicam in Rabbits. Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery 27, 6–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asams.2014.07.006
Barter, L.S., 2011. Rabbit Analgesia. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 14, 93–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2010.09.003
Benato, L., Murrell, J.C., Blackwell, E.J., Saunders, R., Rooney, N., 2020. Analgesia in pet rabbits: a survey study on how pain is assessed and ameliorated by veterinary surgeons. Vet. Rec. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105071
Carpenter, J.W., Pollock, C.G., Koch, D.E., Hunter, R.P., 2009. Single and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of meloxicam after oral administration to the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 40, 601–606. https://doi.org/10.1638/2007-0115.1
Carrasco, D.C., Minier, K., Shimizu, N., Ragetly, G., Huynh, M., 2018. Surgical Management Of A Traumatic Elbow Luxation With Circumferential Suture Prostheses In A Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 27, 38–42. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.04.007
Coulter, C.A., Flecknell, P.A., Leach, M.C., Richardson, C.A., 2011. Reported analgesic administration to rabbits undergoing experimental surgical procedures. BMC Vet. Res. 7, 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-7-12
Delk, K.W., Carpenter, J.W., KuKanich, B., Nietfeld, J.C., Kohles, M., 2014. Pharmacokinetics of meloxicam administered orally to rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) for 29 days. Am. J. Vet. Res. 75, 195–199. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.75.2.195
Flecknell, P., 2018. Analgesics in Small Mammals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Exotic Animal Neurology 21, 83–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2017.08.003
Fredholm, D.V., Carpenter, J.W., KuKanich, B., Kohles, M., 2013. Pharmacokinetics of meloxicam in rabbits after oral administration of single and multiple doses. Am. J. Vet. Res. 74, 636–641. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.74.4.636
Gleeson, M., Chen, S., Fabiani, M., Marino, A., Antinoff, N., 2019. Mesenteric Root And Cecal Torsion In A Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus Cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 28, 76–81. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2017.11.007
Hedley, J., Stapleton, N., Muir, C., Priestnall, S., Smith, K., 2019. Cutaneous Botryomycosis In Two Pet Rabbits. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 28, 143–147. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2018.01.005
Hyde, E.W., Eshar, D., Wright, L., Wilson, M., Roush, J.K., 2019. Surgical correction of grade III medial patellar luxation in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 31, 45–48. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2019.04.002
Kohn, D.F., Martin, T.E., Foley, P.L., Morris, T.H., Swindle, M.M., Vogler, G.A., Wixson, S.K., 2007. Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Pain in Rodents and Rabbits. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 46, 12.
Leach, M.C., Allweiler, S., Richardson, C., Roughan, J.V., Narbe, R., Flecknell, P.A., 2009. Behavioural effects of ovariohysterectomy and oral administration of meloxicam in laboratory housed rabbits. Research in Veterinary Science 87, 336–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.02.001
Lennox, A.M., 2010. Care of the Geriatric Rabbit. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, Geriatrics 13, 123–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2009.09.002
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