. 2014 Feb 26;9(2):e89557. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089557

Table 1. Food intake, body weight, and energy expenditure measurements in cats at pre-neutering, 3–4 days post-neutering, and 9-days post neutering.^* .

	Pre-neutering (days -4, -3)	Post-neutering (days 3, 4)	Post-neutering (days 9, 10)
Characteristics ^§
FI (g/d)	62±4^a	67±4^a,b	70±6^b
EI (kJ/d)	1006±65^a	1078±61^a,b	1136±98^b
Energy expenditures
BW (kg)	5.2±0.3^a	5.2±0.3^b	5.1±0.3^b
RQ	0.84±0.02	0.85±0.02	0.85±0.02
TEE (kJ/d)	1108±62^a	1174±71^b	1177±74^b
TEE/BW^0.75 (kJ/kg/d)	321±11^a	342±11^b	344±10^b
REE (kJ/d)	1030±66^a	1103±68^b	1090±77^a,b
REE/BW^0.75 (kJ/kg/d)	298±12^a	321±10^b	318±11^b
Adjusted TEE^† (kJ/d)	214±8^a	230±6^a,b	231±5^b
Adjusted REE^† (kJ/d)	199±8^a	216±6^a,b	213±5^b
Adjusted TEE^‡ (kJ/d)	253±10	267±6	268±7
Adjusted REE^‡ (kJ/d)	235±11^a	251±6^a,b	248±8^b

* Values are given as mean ± SEM. For rows in which superscripts are present, values in a row that do not share a common superscript differ by p<0.05.

^†

BW (D₂O) included as a covariate.

^‡

LBM included as a covariate.

^§

FI = Food intake. EI = Energy intake. BW = Body weight. RQ = Respiratory quotient. TEE = Total energy expenditure. TEE/BW^0.75 = Total energy expenditure/Metabolic body weight. REE = Resting energy expenditure. REE/BW^0.75 = Resting energy expenditure/Metabolic body weight. LBM = Lean body mass.

Table 1. Food intake, body weight, and energy expenditure measurements in cats at pre-neutering, 3–4 days post-neutering, and 9-days post neutering.* .

Table 1. Food intake, body weight, and energy expenditure measurements in cats at pre-neutering, 3–4 days post-neutering, and 9-days post neutering.^* .