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Table 6 Mean (SD) of frequency (times/min) of behaviors in cats before and after dental treatment

From: Pain behaviors before and after treatment of oral disease in cats using video assessment: a prospective, blinded, randomized clinical trial

 

Individual behavior

Time point

Minimal

Severe

p value between groups

p value compared with baseline

Minimal

Severe

Feeding (dry)

Difficulty of grasping food

Baseline

0.3 (0.6)

1.3 (1.8)

0.005

  

Day 6

0.2 (0.7)

2.0 (2.1)

0.001

0.376

0.156

Post-feeding (dry)

Head shaking

Baseline

0.1 (0.3)

0.2 (0.4)

0.622

  

Day 6

0.5 (0.7)

0.7 (1.1)

0.733

0.001

0.005