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Table 3.

Resolution of clinical abnormalities at the veterinary recheck approximately 4 weeks after the final VBO, in 58 cats with otitis media-interna, transferred from an institutional hoarding environment

	Before VBO	Recheck after VBO		P value	n
	Before VBO	Absent	Present	P value	n
Inappetence	Absent	46 (81)	4 (7.0)	0.50	57
Inappetence	Present	6 (11)	3 (5.3)	0.50	57
Pruritus/alopecia	Absent	24 (43)	3 (5.4)	0.001	56
Pruritus/alopecia	Present	19 (34)	10 (18)	0.001	56
Moderate/severe nasopharyngeal signs	Absent	29 (53)	2 (3.6)	0.002	55
Moderate/severe nasopharyngeal signs	Present	16 (29)	8 (15)	0.002	55
Moderate/severe otitis externa	Absent	9 (16)	2 (3.6)	<0.001	55
Moderate/severe otitis externa	Present	32 (58)	12 (22)	<0.001	55
Purulent aural discharge	Absent	33 (60)	2 (3.6)	0.002	55
Purulent aural discharge	Present	16 (29)	4 (7.3)	0.002	55
Horner’s syndrome	Absent	26 (49)	26 (49)	<0.001	53
Horner’s syndrome	Present	1 (1.9)	0	<0.001	53
Otitis interna	Absent	27 (50)	4 (7.4)	1.00	54
Otitis interna	Present	5 (9.3)	18 (33)	1.00	54
Head tilt/excursions	Absent	30 (54)	4 (7.1)	1.00	56
Head tilt/excursions	Present	3 (5.4)	19 (34)	1.00	56
Ataxia	Absent	52 (93)	3 (5.4)	Discordant cells too small	56
Ataxia	Present	1 (1.8)	0	Discordant cells too small	56

Data are n (%). Data in cells shaded green (Present-Absent) and yellow (Absent-Present) were used in the McNemar test. Statistically significant P values are shown in bold type.

Green = resolved after VBO; orange (Present-Present) = did not resolve; VBO = ventral bulla osteotomy; yellow = developed after VBO