Table 4.

Comparison of the feeding patterns of the test group with wet and dry foods between the initial (T0) and final (T + 10 months [T10]) ad libitum periods of the study

Feeding parameters	Wet food			Dry food
	T0	T10	P value	T0	T10	P value
Total number of meals	3	3	NS	7	7	NS
Total consumption (g)	92	85	NS	47	54	↗
Total consumption duration (mins)	9	10	NS	13	33	↗
Average meal duration (mins)	4	4	NS	2	5	↗
Average time between meals (mins)	32	30	NS	183	179	NS
Average eating rate (g/mins)	10	10	NS	5	4	↘
Average consumption per meal (g)	39	36	NS	7	7	NS
Latency to start the first meal (mins)	3	3	NS	98	76	NS
First meal total consumption (g)	59	53	NS	8	9	NS
First meal duration (mins)	5	6	NS	2	6	↗
First meal eating rate (g/mins)	11	11	NS	5	5	NS
Interval between first and second meals (mins)	25	25	NS	161	128	↘

Bold arrow = significant evolution (P <0.05); NS = no significant evolution (P >0.1)