Table 5.

Changes in cough before and after treatment.

	Baseline (n = 90)	After treatment (n = 90)	p
Presence of coughing	90 (100.0%)	81 (90.0%)
Time of day
Dog coughs during the night/early morning	46 (56.8%)	73 (90.1%)	<0.001**
Dog coughs continuously during the day	35 (43.2%)	8 (9.9%)
Subtotal	81 (100.0%)	81 (100.0%)
Situation
Dog coughs only during excitement	56 (69.1%)	76 (93.8%)	<0.001**
Dog coughs at rest during the daytime	25 (30.9%)	5 (6.2%)
Subtotal	81 (100.0%)	81 (100.0%)
Change in cough after treatment
Cough disappeared	—	9 (10.0%)
Cough decreased but remained	—	69 (76.7%)
Unchanged or increased	—	12 (13.3%)

^*p < 0.05 and ^**p < 0.01.