Table 1.

Fecal corticosterone metabolites (5α-3β, 11β -corticosterone metabolites [ng/0.05g feces; mean ± SE]) before surgery (baseline) and at 12 and 24 h postoperatively

Group	Baseline	12 h after surgery	24 h after surgery
Nonsurgical	97.9 ± 8.4 (n = 6)	254.6 ± 60.5 (n = 4)	95.2 ± 14.4 (n = 6)
Saline	113.6 ± 11.0 (n = 7)	265.9 ± 38.1 (n = 5)	152.2 ± 18.5 (n = 6)
Carprofen	105.9 ± 9.8 (n = 7)	241.6 ± 23.5 (n = 5)	145.4 ± 20.5 (n = 6)
Buprenorphine	103.0 ± 21.4 (n = 7)	268.9 ± 54.8 (n = 4)	166.3 ± 20.2 (n = 6)
Buprenorphine + carprofen	109.4 ± 28.1 (n = 7)	235.3 ± 27.8 (n = 5)	219.3 ± 80.1 (n = 5)

Due to lack of fecal production at 12 and 24 h, some samples were necessarily combined to facilitate analysis. Statistical analysis was performed on both sets of data, with no differences between analyses. There were no clinically significant differences between groups or over time.