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Incidence of sialorrhea, lip licking, retching and emesis in cats receiving maropitant 8 mg orally administered 2–2.5 h prior to dexmedetomidine 20 µg/kg and morphine 0.1 mg/kg intramuscularly, and in cats not treated with antiemetic (control)
| Sialorrhea | Lip licking | Retch | Emesis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 4/43 (9%) | 17/44 (39%) | 16/44 (36%) | 14/44 (32%) |
| Maropitant | 8/38 (21%) | 11/39 (28%) | 5/39 (13%) | 5/39 (13%) |
| P value | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.012 | 0.03 |
