Evaluation of injectable robenacoxib for the treatment of post-operative pain in cats: results of a randomized, masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Table 2 Number of cats that received rescue analgesia according to surgical methods

Surgery/group	Surgery type	N	% of total
Onychectomy
Robenacoxib	Guillotine-type nail trimmer	11	32.4 %
	Laser scalpel	11	32.4 %
	Surgical	12	35.3 %
	Total	34
Placebo	Guillotine-type nail trimmer	30	41.1 %
	Laser scalpel	21	28.8 %
	Surgical	22	30.1 %
	Total	73
Soft tissue surgery
Robenacoxib	Castration	11	32.35 %
	Ovariohysterectomy	23	67.65 %
	Total	34
Placebo	Castration	31	42.5 %
	Ovariohysterectomy^a	42	57.5 %
	Total	73

^aIncludes three female cats that were found to have already been neutered i.e. they underwent abdominal exploratory surgery

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