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Prospective evaluation of postoperative pain in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy by a midline or flank approach
Author(s) -
Burrow R.,
Wawra E.,
Pinchbeck G.,
Senior M.,
Dugdale A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.158.19.657
Subject(s) - cats , flank , medicine , flank pain , anesthesia , prospective cohort study , surgery , pain score , anatomy
Twenty entire female cats were randomly assigned to two groups of 10; the cats in one group underwent ovariohysterectomy by a midline approach and the cats in the other group by a flank approach. Cats were assessed for signs of pain and scores were assigned pre‐ and postoperatively. There was a tendency for the cats neutered by a flank approach to be in more pain postoperatively (P=0·05). The final pain score for cats in either group was equal to or lower than their baseline score.