Effect of Analgesics on Monoclonal Antibody Ascites Production in Mice Administered Upon Recognition of Pain

Table 2

Analgesic treatment plan by group.

Group	Treatments^a and frequency	Dose
A: Control	0.9% NaCl every 12±2 hr	n/a
B: NSAID	Meloxicam every 24±2 hr and 0.9% NaCl 12 hours after meloxicam	2 mg/kg and n/a, respectively
C: Opioid	Buprenorphine every 12±2 hr	0.1 mg/kg
D: NSAID and opioid	Meloxicam every 24±2 hr and buprenorphine every 12±2 hr	2 and 0.1 mg/kg, respectively

aAll treatments were given subcutaneously upon recognition of clinical signs (Table 1).