Table 8.

Characteristics of the two studies in cats.

Reference	Type of Study/Design	Animals (Cats)	Control/Intervention	Fasting Duration	Procedure
Galatos et al., 2001 [20]	randomized, clinical trial	50 (2 females, 48 males), age 6 months–8 years, weight 2.9–6.3 kg	thiopentone/propofol	overnight	castration, skin tumour excision, orthopaedic surgery
Garcia et al., 2017 [44]	prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial	27, age 8.6 ± 3.8 years, weight 5.5 ± 0.8 kg	placebo/two different doses of omeprazole	12 h	dental procedures