Table 1.

Pre- and post-treatment comparison of weight and serum biochemistry parameters relevant to renal function in cats treated with maropitant (4 mg PO daily) or placebo for 14 days. Results are displayed as median (range)

	Maropitant				Placebo
	Pretreatment		Post-treatment		Pretreatment		Post-treatment
	Median	Range	Median	Range	Median	Range	Median	Range
Weight (kg)	3.6	2.3–6.0	3.6	2.3–6.1	3.6	1.4–6.3	3.7	1.3–6.3
Creatinine	3.1	2.0–4.0	2.7	1.9–4.2	2.5	2.0–4.8	2.3	1.9–5.3
(0.8–2.4 mg/dl)
Creatinine	274	177–354	239	168–371	221	177–424	203	168–469
(71–212 μmol/l)
BUN	54	29–120	56	31–109	52	32–77	49	25–87
(18–35 mg/dl)
BUN	19.3	10.4–42.8	20	11.1–38.9	18.6	11.4–27.5	17.5	8.9–31.1
(6.4–12.5 μmol/l)
Phosphorus	4.7	2.8–9.0	4.8	2.9–9.0	4.9	2.8–10.2	5.2	3.0–11.9
(3–6 mg/dl)
Phosphorus	1.5	0.9–2.9	1.6	0.9–2.9	1.6	0.9–3.3	1.7	1.0–3.8
(1–1.9 μmol/l)
Potassium	4.4	3.5–5.5	4.3	3.6–5.8	4.4	3.6–6.0	4.6	3.8–5.2
(3.5–5.2 meq/l)

BUN = blood urea nitrogen