ABSTRACT

Veterinarians are recognizing the need to give more clinical focus on

analgesia and functional restoration in their patients. This extends to

exotic animals, i.e., species not ordinarily seen in day-to-day practice,

though a different set of challenges arisewith this patient population

[1]. Nonetheless, many opportunities exist to help this subset of

the veterinary population recover from illness and trauma, reduce

discomfort, and heal from tissue damage [2].