|
Number of dogs
|
118
|
56
|
174
| |
|
Age (years)
|
5.9 (3.9)
|
5.2 (4.1)
|
5.7 (3.9)
|
0.20
|
|
Body weight (kg)
|
20.8 (12.3)
|
19.0 (11.1)
|
20.2 (11.9)
|
0.42
|
|
Sex and neutered status
| | | | |
|
Male not neutered
|
14 (11.9%)
|
8 (14.3%)
|
22 (12.6%)
|
0.37
|
|
Female not neutered
|
87 (73.7%)
|
40 (71.4%)
|
127 (73.0%)
|
|
Male neutered
|
5 (4.2%)
|
0 (0%)
|
5 (2.9%)
|
|
Female neutered
|
12 (10.2%)
|
8 (14.3%)
|
20 (11.5%)
|
|
Pre-surgery pain (VAS)
| | | | |
|
▪ At rest
|
2.0 (5.4)
|
1.7 (2.3)
|
1.9 (4.6)
|
0.21
|
|
▪ At palpation/manipulation
|
5.2 (10.2)
|
4.2 (6.3)
|
4.9 (9.2)
|
0.64
|
|
Type of surgery**
| | | | |
|
▪ Ovariectomy
|
37 (31%)
|
22 (39%)
|
59 (34%)
|
0.31
|
|
▪ Ovario-hysterectomy
|
28 (24%)
|
10 (18%)
|
38 (22%)
|
0.44
|
|
▪ Mammary chain excision
|
30 (25%)
|
15 (27%)
|
45 (26%)
|
0.85
|
|
▪ Gastro-intestinal surgery
|
5 (4%)
|
0 (0%)
|
5 (3%)
|
0.18
|
|
▪ Genito-urinary surgery
|
5 (4%)
|
2 (4%)
|
7 (4%)
|
1.0
|
|
▪ Thoracic surgery
|
1 (1%)
|
0 (0%)
|
1 (1%)
|
1.0
|
|
▪ Other soft tissue surgery
|
22 (19%)
|
10 (18%)
|
32 (18%)
|
1.0
|
|
Duration of surgery (hours)
|
0.85 (0.52)
|
0.68 (0.35)
|
0.79 (0.48)
|
0.037
|
|
Duration of intubation (hours)
|
1.4 (0.77)
|
1.2 (0.60)
|
1.3 (0.73)
|
0.20
|
|
Time between injection of robenacoxib or meloxicam and extubation (hours)
|
1.6 (0.81)
|
1.4 (0.63)
|
1.5 (0.76)
|
0.18
|
|
Duration of oral dosing (days)
|
11.3 (22.2)
|
10.9 (3.0)
|
-
|
0.92
|
