Table 2 Percentage of 500 respondents that mentioned different signs of pain including the six categories within the BRPS. Bold denotes the six BRPS (Bristol Rabbit Pain Scale) categories
From: An investigation into how accurately UK rabbit owners identify pain in their pet rabbits
Listed sign of pain | Percentage of respondents mentioning | Percentage reporting as the most important |
|---|---|---|
Anorexia | 83.6 | 47.4 |
Demeanour | 62.4 | 20.8 |
Posture | 63.4 | 12.6 |
Huncheda | 46.4 | |
Abdomen pressinga | 13.0 | |
Locomotion | 44.4 | 3.8 |
Lethargya | 15.4 | |
Change in behaviour | 28.6 | |
Ear position | 13.4 | |
Eye position | 13.0 | 0.8 |
Decrease in grooming | 6.2 | 0.2 |
Teeth grinding | 35.0 | 4.8 |
Grimace scale | 4.8 | 0.6 |
Noises | 9.6 | 1.2 |
Faecal changes | 19.8 | 1.2 |
Physiological | 10.6 | |
All | 4.2 | |
Other | 1.2 |