Table 3 Percentage of 500 respondents reporting different levels of pain for each condition and time frame selected to seek veterinary attention following detection of condition. Empty cells were not asked for the specific question
From: An investigation into how accurately UK rabbit owners identify pain in their pet rabbits
Percentage of respondents reporting level of pain associated with the conditon | Percentage of respondents reporting attention needed within different timescales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not painful | Somewhat painful | Painful | Severely Painful | Does not need veterinary attention | After 14 days | Within 8–14 days | Within 4–7 day | Within 2–3 days | Same day | |
Bone fracture | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 91.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 98.8 |
Overgrown back teeth | 0.0 | 2.6 | 38.6 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 37.8 | 56.8 |
Gut stasis | 0.2 | 3.2 | 23.8 | 72.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 96.8 |
Fly strike | 0.6 | 4.8 | 19.0 | 75.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 94.8 |
Hock sores | 0.0 | 8.0 | 46 | 45.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 42.0 | 48.6 |
Ear infection | 0.2 | 6.6 | 42.8 | 50.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 28.8 | 68.4 |
Urine scalding | 0.2 | 5.4 | 43.2 | 51.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 34.2 | 60.4 |
Neutering -female | 2.4 | 20.0 | 44.6 | 33.0 | ||||||
Neutering-male | 2.8 | 29.4 | 45.8 | 22.0 | ||||||
Hay poke in eye | 0.4 | 17.2 | 47.6 | 34.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 18.4 | 75.8 |
Thorn in foot | 0.2 | 16.0 | 51.6 | 32.2 | ||||||
Bite wound | 0.0 | 13.8 | 48.2 | 38.0 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 15.4 | 78.4 |
Osteoarthritis | 0.0 | 12.0 | 56.0 | 32.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 17.8 | 48.6 | 27.2 |
Lump or swelling | 1.6 | 35.2 | 47.8 | 15.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 39.2 | 47.2 |