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  • Effective pain management is crucial but challenging in small mammals.
  • Current pain assessment methods in small mammals are underdeveloped, limiting analgesic therapy evaluation.
  • Established abdominal pain assessment methods are difficult to apply in these species.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current challenges and strategies for pain management in small mammals.
  • To explore alternative pain assessment methods, such as facial expression analysis.
  • To discuss the utility of multimodal and preventive analgesic strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on pain assessment and analgesia in small mammals.
  • Evaluation of established and emerging pain assessment techniques.
  • Analysis of multimodal and preventive analgesic approaches.

Main Results:

  • Pain assessment in small mammals remains a significant challenge due to limited validated methods.
  • Facial expression assessment shows potential as a more universally applicable pain indicator across species.
  • Multimodal and preventive analgesia are recommended for optimal pain control.
  • While analgesic dose data is scarce, safe administration is achievable.

Conclusions:

  • Developing robust pain assessment tools is critical for improving analgesic efficacy in small mammals.
  • Facial grimace scales and multimodal analgesic protocols represent promising advancements.
  • Further research is needed to refine analgesic protocols, but safe pain management is currently feasible.