Table 2.

Temperature, hematology, and chemistry values (mean ± 1 SD) on days 0, 2 and 5 of the study

	Treatment groups
	Meloxicam			Buprenorphine			Bupivicaine			Reference range
Parameter	Day 0	Day 2	Day 5	Day 0	Day 2	Day 5	Day 0	Day 2	Day 5
Temperature (ºC)	38.5 ± 0.6	38.6 ± 0.7	38.8 ± 0.6	39.2 ± 0.3	39.2 ± 0.2	39.3 ± 0.2	39.2 ± 0.5	38.6 ± 0.4	38.9 ± 0.3	38.5–39.5
White blood cells (103/µL)	4.4 ± 1.0	4.5 ± 2.1	6.3 ± 1.5	2.9 ± 1.9	6.5 ± 1.0	5.3 ± 1.7	5.3 ± 1.7	6.8 ± 1.4	6.9 ± 1	5.2–12.5
Hematocrit (%)	40 ± 2.54	40 ± 4.2	35 ± 6.7	39 ± 9.4	39 ± 6.5	37 ± 4.4	41 ± 3.6	38 ± 5.7	39 ± 4.3	33–50
Glucose (g/dL)	145 ± 36	102 ± 52	117 ± 16	140 ± 49	96 ± 23	115 ± 32	108 ± 29	114 ± 21	85 ± 13	75–155
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	20 ± 3	18 ± 3	18 ± 3	19 ± 5	20 ± 6	16 ± 3	16 ± 3	16 ± 2	16 ± 2	13–29
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.1 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.2	0.9 ± 0.1	1.5 ± 0.3	0.9 ± 0.1	0.9 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.1	1.0 ± 0.1	0.8 ± 0.1	0.5–2.5
Sodium (mEq/L)	140 ± 8	148 ± 10	142 ± 2	142 ± 2	142 ± 2	143 ± 2	143 ± 2	145 ± 3	143 ± 2	131–155
Potassium (mEq/L)	3.9 ± 0.7	6.3 ± 2	4.1 ± 0.5	3.5 ± 0.5	5.3 ± 0.6	4.5 ± 0.4	3.7 ± 0.8	3.8 ± 0.6	4.8 ± 0.4	3.6–6.9