Table 3.
Comparison between time-points of the percentage of VPS and NVPS bitches displaying CMPS-SF-associated descriptive items
| % Pre-surgery Bitches | % Post Surgery Bitches | % Bitches after 45 min dog-owner interaction | % Pre-surgery Bitches | % Post Surgery Bitches | % Bitches without dog-owner interaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS THE DOG? | (VPS) T1** |
(VPS) T2** |
(VPS) T3** |
(NVPS) T1** | (NVPS) T2** |
(NVPS) T3** |
| *A 1: Vocalisation | ||||||
| Quiet | 50% | 62.50% | 75% | 80% | 70% | 70% |
| Crying | 25% | 12.50% | 25% | 20% | 20% | 30% |
| Groaning | 25% | 12.50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Screaming | 0% | 12.50% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| *A 2: Attention to wound | ||||||
| Ignoring wound | 100% | 87.50% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| Looking wound | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Licking wound | 0% | 12.50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| *B 3: Mobility | ||||||
| Normal Mobility | 100% | 87.50% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| Lame Mobility | 0% | 12.50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| It refuses to move | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| *C 4: Response to touch | ||||||
| Doing Nothing | 100% | 50% | 62.50% | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| * Looking Around | 0% | 25% | 12.50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Flinch | 0% | 0% | 12.50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Growling | 0% | 25% | 12.50% | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| Crying | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| *D 5: Demeanour | ||||||
| Happy Content or Happy Bouncy | 25% | 25% | 87.50% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
| Quiet | 12.50% | 12.50% | 12.50% | 50% | 80% | 90% |
| Nervous/Anxious/Fearful | 62.50% | 62.50% | 0% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| *D 6: Posture/Activity | ||||||
| Comfortable | 12.50% | 12.50% | 37.50% | 70% | 10% | 0% |
| Unsettled | 12.50% | 0% | 12.50% | 10% | 20% | 20% |
| Restless | 75% | 25% | 37.50% | 20% | 40% | 40% |
| Hunched or Tense | 0% | 62.50% | 12.50% | 0% | 30% | 40% |
*
CMPS-SF Behavioural categories
**
Time-points: (T1) arriving at the clinic; (T2) after recovering from sedation; and (T3) 60 min after T2 with (VPS) or without (NVPS) post-surgery dog-owner interaction