Figure 3.

(a–f) Time course of observed values (mean±s.d.) of six endpoints following injection of 500 mg kaolin in the hind paw of six cats. Corresponding values (open circles) for the control (noninflamed) paw are given for paw volume (a) and skin temperature (b). For lameness score (c), a score of 0 indicates no lameness and a score of 5 maximum lameness. For body temperature (d) a return to pre-treatment values was obtained 5 days after meloxicam administration. The overall locomotion variable (e) corresponds to a composite variable obtained from climbing, descending and creeping tests. For pain score (f), values for the contralateral paw are not given because these were influenced by the pain experienced on the inflamed paw.