Fig. 2. VAS pain scores. Assessments were recorded by veterinarians and values are plotted as median (SD). (★): Significantly different versus Inclusion Time scores; (✹): Significantly different to assessments at month 1; (✦): Significantly different to assessments at month 2; (✯): Significantly different to assessments at month 3. A p value < 0.05 was considered significant.