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. 2019 Sep 13;6:307. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00307

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Pain scores. Boxplots showing the pain scores with median, interquartile range and minimum and maximum values, using the short form of the multidimensional composite pain scale (UNESP-Botucatu; SF-CPS). Pain scores correspond to a 12-point scale, where the cut-off score for administration of rescue analgesia was ≥4. BG, intraperitoneal bupivacaine (bupivacaine 0.25%, 2 mg/kg); BDG, intraperitoneal bupivacaine (bupivacaine 0.25%, 2 mg/kg) and dexmedetomidine (1 μg/kg). All cats received meloxicam (0.2 mg/kg SC) at 12 h postoperatively. Values of p < 0.05 were considered significant. *Significant difference between groups. ^#Significant difference when compared with baseline (BG). ^♦Significant difference when compared with baseline (BDG).